This book was a little confusing at first. I listened to it as an audiobook thanks to NetGalley. It was odd that it was written almost as letters from mother to daughter, but the information included in them was pretty detailed and explicit. I would never want to read a letter from my mom like that.

I always enjoy a good historical fiction book. I love other Serena Burdick books, but this one was just okay. The storyline was dull at first, became exciting, then quickly went downhill again. Because it was about Cuban Americans it was hard not to compare the book to Chanel Cleeton's Cuba series which is phenomenal. This book just fell flat for me.

I didn't care for the narrators' voices either. They were a little robotic.