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I came into this book expecting something like Gone Girl, and I got that, but I also got a little something else. My senior year of High School, our Spanish class was focused on border studies, and how the United States has interacted with Latin world in the past. Because this book took place in Argentina, in a time that is Post-Peron, it had a heavy impact on the characters, and it became less about what happened to Lisandra, but also, what happened to all of these characters on the side.

This book did keep me guessing as to whether or not her husband killed her, and the way it was written was very intriguing. Eva Marie is one of the most unreliable narrators I’ve come across, simply because you’re never sure of her state of mind when she’s talking to you. She’s an alcoholic, who has suffered a major loss in her life, so she seems to always be teetering on the brink of insanity.

One of the things that I really loved about this book was the writing style. I’m trying to read more writings in translation because of that, and this book was a great one to read. The writing was beautiful, and yet so different than what I’m accustomed to. The way Gremillion handles her characters, and the way we dive into their minds is something I haven’t seen in things I’ve read before and comes highly recommended. The only thing I wasn’t crazy about was the ending, I wasn’t super satisfied with it, but other than that, this book was a treasure. I would absolutely encourage people to read it.