This was a short story available as a First Reads selection from Amazon for September 2023. The storyline interested me as I don't know much about Cuba plus I had never read anything by this author.
A young woman, Natalie, meets a young man named, Antonio, at the opening of the Tropicana in Havana on the last night of her Cuban vacation.
The story starts from there and continues to a lovely conclusion. Honestly, I think that this could be a stand-alone book as the characters and storyline are great!
OVERALL REVIEW: 4.5 stars
Writing: 4.5 stars
The author writes beautifully and descriptively. I enjoyed her descriptions of the environment and clothing to set up the storyline at the Tropicana!
Character development: 4.5 stars
This was not typical historical fiction as there were not a lot of characters. That was a nice change of pace.
There are two main characters Natalie and Antonio. Natalie is from Miami, Florida on her last night of a Cuban vacation. Antonio is a Cuban native who attends the same Tropicana opening as Natalie. Fate intervenes.
Storyline: 4.5 stars
The storyline is just lovely. I loved the timeframes and how the author weaves them together so seamlessly.
The two locations were Havana, Cuba, and Miami, Florida, USA.
Memorable/Informative: 4.5 stars
I enjoyed the story so that makes it memorable to me. I also want to learn more about Cuba and read more of the author's historical fiction novels.
Book cover: 4.5 stars
So very pretty and true to the story!
Book title: 4.5 stars
Excellent!
Gut feeling: 3.0 stars
As I indicated earlier, I had never read any of this author's novels. I had no clue!!
Suggestions:
Some pictures of the Tropicana would have been a lot of fun!
Definite RECOMMEND
BOOK INFORMATION
A Night at the Tropicana by Chanel Cleeton
41 pages
First Reads by Amazon
Release date of 10/01/2023
INFORMATIONAL LINKS
Happy reading,
Dorothea 💜
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