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Ana María and the Fox
by Liana De la Rosa
adventurous
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this book but it missed some beats for it to be a five star.
I loved the diverse cast of characters and the politics (based on actual history); however, the romance itself felt lacking to me. I wanted Gideon and Ana María to spend more time on page DOING things together, but I felt like they would have a conversation and immediately be like “but we can’t be together!” (Reasons unclear as to why) the last 25% of this book REALLY picked up and was fun to read and more interesting on the romance front. I wish the whole book had felt like that!
Almost everyone I have talked to about this series says the second book is better and I am very much looking forward to reading it!
I loved the diverse cast of characters and the politics (based on actual history); however, the romance itself felt lacking to me. I wanted Gideon and Ana María to spend more time on page DOING things together, but I felt like they would have a conversation and immediately be like “but we can’t be together!” (Reasons unclear as to why) the last 25% of this book REALLY picked up and was fun to read and more interesting on the romance front. I wish the whole book had felt like that!
Almost everyone I have talked to about this series says the second book is better and I am very much looking forward to reading it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual content, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Murder
Moderate: Slavery, War