so-soI feel two ways about this book. On the one hand, I really enjoyed learning about Cuban history and culture. It was fascinating, insightful, inspiring, and educational. On the other hand, the romances in the plot did not work for me at all (or anyone else in my book club). So the conceptual parts about history and culture were fantastic, but the basic plot parts were pretty rough. A mixed bag!
@Princess-Kingofkings thanks for the #ffs #fallingforfallswap ! I love the book sleeve. Sorry I forgot to open yesterday!
Rainy, windy day at the beach, so I‘m inside reading.
Number 4 of #14books14weeks
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pickNext Year in Havana is a love story. It‘s not just a romantic story of people falling in love, it‘s a story about one‘s love of country, culture, history, and family. Chanel Cleeton delivered a fascinating first book to The Cuba Saga series.
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The cover is gorgeous, the story was compelling. As usual, since it was almost a year ago, the details are fuzzy but this was my best book in #February2023 for the #12BooksofChristmas. @Andrew65
pickGreene would have referred to this as one of his amusements and not a novel with serious themes or questions to be grappled with, yet he infused this story about a vacuum cleaner salesman fabricating intelligence reports for Britain‘s foreign service with the predictable Catholic and expat spy intrigue. The absurdity lies in London‘s credulity and the counter plot to remove him by the other faction. A comedy surely with a sprinkle of drama.
