Review of You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

I can absolutely see why this was a Goodreads favourite last year. It’s definitely making my list of faves. RITA® Award Winning author Alexis Daria brings readers an unforgettable, hilarious rom-com set in the drama-filled world of telenovelas—perfect for fans of Jane the Virgin and The Kiss Quotient.Leading Ladies do not end up on tabloid covers.After a messy...

Mini Reviews: In the Time of Butterflies and The Price of Paradise

Oooh the clock is ticking down the hours of 2020 and I have reviews I'd like to post before the new year. I suspect I won't get through all that I want to review but I'm giving it a good try! These two gems here are books I read earlier in the year and never...

Review of Zorro by Isabel Allende

You know that wonderful feeling of getting lost in a story? That book you think about even when you’re separated from the pages. That book you can’t wait to curl up with each day and get to the next part of the story. The book that makes you slow down your reading speed because you...

Review of With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

With stories like this, I may just become a convert to contemporary YA! Well, at least an Elizabeth Acevedo fan. I’m hoping to get Clap When You Land next month too. From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning title The Poet Xcomes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride,...

Review of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende

Meet New York Times bestselling author Isabel Allende’s most enchanting creation, Eva Luna: a lover, a writer, a revolutionary, and above all a storyteller.Eva Luna is the daughter of a professor’s assistant and a snake-bitten gardener—born poor, orphaned at an early age, and working as a servant. Eva is a naturally gifted and imaginative storyteller who meets...

Reblog: Welcome Guest Bloggers (via Over the Andes)

  For anyone who wants to guest post anything related to Latin America or Hispanic culture (including book reviews).  Check out Over the Andes for more details.   via WELCOME GUEST BLOGGERS 

Friday 56 (6)

Today's meme is the THE FRIDAY 56.  The only rules are to grab a book, any book, turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader,  find any sentence, (or few, just don’t spoil it), post it, then add your URL to the Linky on the host site Freda’s Voice – easy peasy! I'm featuring a paragraph from 56%...