Lorea Canales

I wanted to like this book, despite what started reading like a steamy romance book. Early on, the sexual acts depicted seemed to add to the story, but as the story continued it became sex for the sake of including sex. I don't know enough about Old Mexico culture to know if the depictions are correct, but it sounded like a stereotype. Old Mexican culture is something that intrigues me and so I enjoyed parts of the story more than others. The ending was horrible and I really thought I had several chapters to go (reading on the Kindle, I didn't have the visual perspective that comes with a paper book) before the story could possibly come to an end. The story doesn't live up to its name, IMO. She never does "become". I haven't read fiction for a long time and this was my first venture back in, and was sad to spend the time and then not like the book all that much.… (más)

My Thoughts...

This was some read that you really had to keep up to truly understand what all is going on giving the reader some timeline that was somewhat hard to follow. But in the end this author gives the reader quite a unique way of telling a story. The chapters which were rather short really jumped around quite a bit from character to character. I believe if each chapter had been titled in such a way to let the reader know who that particular [character] was about would have helped a bit with the reading of the story. As the read was presented I found it left the story a little choppy to me. Now, this main character Marta was one complicated person ...all I will say is wow...for she was 'rich, loved to drink the spirits and was simply a spoiled person.' Will Marta ever find a happy ending...maybe becoming a runner will help? I did like how this author presented the descriptions of Mexico's culture. This was definitely a different kind of read for me that really left me thinking...just really what is this story all about? OK, this is one of those kind of reads that may leave you hanging wondering what happened in the end with that abrupt ending...a marathon run? Believe me when I say I was glad for the ending!

I read this book free on Kindle First, which allows you to choose one of 6 books the month before they are released.… (más)