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I didn't think this would be my cup of tea but I found it unexpectedly delightful.
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Although far from being deep, this amusing little story is part tall-tale, part harlequin romance, part recipe book. There are 12 chapters, each one a "monthly installment" (the book's story does not follow the monthly pacing; it's written like a magazine serial), each month featuring a different Mexican recipe around which the whole chapter circulates. I found it to be an ingenious way to format a story, although it does arouse the appetite while reading! Be prepared to spend some time in the k
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I was really enjoying this story of forbidden love mixed with recipes mixed with magical realism, with a little bit of the Mexican Revolution thrown in. That is, until the last chapter. I absolutely hated the ending! This makes it hard to rate the book. The story moved along easily and beautifully until then. Do I rate it based on that or based on the ending? I'll give it three stars. It should have been a four star book.
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Dec 25, 2008
Erika
marked it as to-read
May 08, 2020
Camelia Rose (on hiatus)
marked it as to-read
Mar 03, 2022
Amber
marked it as to-read
