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The Hacienda
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Meh.
A very underwhelming combo of Rebecca and Mexican Gothic.
The descriptions of day to day life on the hacienda and the oppression of the Mestizos were interesting, but all the major plot points were too predictable.
The only unpredictable character was the villain who made crazy nonsensical decisions that left me with a ton of questions. Like who climbs to the roof of a multilevel house to set it on fire? What exactly was their exit strategy?
This is a debut novel so I'll give it three stars, but this is not a book I would recommend for anyone looking for a new story.
A very underwhelming combo of Rebecca and Mexican Gothic.
The descriptions of day to day life on the hacienda and the oppression of the Mestizos were interesting, but all the major plot points were too predictable.
The only unpredictable character was the villain who made crazy nonsensical decisions that left me with a ton of questions. Like who climbs to the roof of a multilevel house to set it on fire? What exactly was their exit strategy?
This is a debut novel so I'll give it three stars, but this is not a book I would recommend for anyone looking for a new story.
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December 16, 2021
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May 16, 2022 01:15PM
Sounds like the villain is a candidate for a Darwin Award 😉
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The 5 star reads for some of these reviews have me absolutely baffled. It was a retread of a lot of gothic fiction from the 70's and done by better authors. I expected better, and more ethnic infused.
what exactly was their exit strategyyy 💀😆💯
@JanB definitely. I am not a murderer but I've read and watched enough about it that I'm offended when "sane" people make such poor attempts.
@Andi I honestly think sometimes people feel obligated to give 5 stars when they get ARCs. Or maybe they didn't read the 70s stuff? I dont know. It just want original or sensical enough to be interesting
