Way too heavy-handed. Show don’t tell 

I’m bored with this bro-fest

This read more like meandering literary essays than a novel. Maybe it would work for me at a different time, but I can’t get into it right now.

Not my vibe

Not in the mood for this dislikable narrator 

This character and story are annoying and not peaking my interest at all

This just wasn’t pulling me in at the moment. It didn’t feel like anything new that I hadn’t read before. It may just be a “it’s not you, it’s me” thing.

Not compelling

Soooo slow and I do not care about any of these people

This is a history lesson disguised as a novel. “Francisco remembered…” and then a detailed account of historical events - no thank you. Also way too much meandering to side characters. This period in history is fascinating and deserves a better novel set in it.