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La llama y la flor by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss

altheodorou's review against another edition

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1.0

Woman is assaulted twice in one night. She hates and kills one man, but falls in love with her (other) rapist. They live happily, ever after in America. Sure, Jan.

bibliotess's review against another edition

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5.0

I thought I read this when I was 15. Guess I was 16.

shellioo's review against another edition

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challenging funny slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I wouldn't read it again, it was funny but became a bit of a chore

abbythompson's review against another edition

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I just ....

I can't.

I just can't with this book. And OH how I wanted to at least try.

I've heard SO MUCH about the

bookish_ann's review against another edition

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1.0

Oh. My. God.
Offensive, internalized misogynistic, racist TRASH.
Rape, rape, more rape, happy mammy slaves.... is it horrible.


YEAH, NO. HARD PASS. NEWP.

alicia535's review against another edition

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2.0

I liked the writing style, and it made me want to read more historical romance. However, I didn’t vibe with the message. Contains racism, rape and sexism. It made me think, so even though I wouldn’t consider it romantic it made me think about issues surrounding race, sex and what we find romantic.

erhabori's review against another edition

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1.0

Couldn't get past the ship rape scene. Absolutely revolting.

connierosanne's review against another edition

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2.0

This book was the first bodice ripper romance so points for that!! but ehhhhh too problematic for me personally

cltran09's review against another edition

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5.0



Imagining hook as Captain Brandon Birmingham made this book 10 times better for me.

Brandon's ex-fiance was a bit over the top. Her over-the-top bitchiness along with the whole good=beautiful, bad=old and ugly theme going on made it feel a bit cartoonish. I still loved it despite this though.

Edit after nearly 6 years:
Ok. I know this isn't that great. I know it's tropey and ridiculous. I know it aged like yogurt in the summer heat. I know it's problematic in every way. But dammit, I'm sentimental about this one! I found this as a college freshman and something in my brain, and other parts, was brought to life like Frankenstein's monster and I was hooked. So several years, and many better (but similarly problematic) romance books later, I still look back on this one fondly and can't bring myself to lower my rating.

chloewakham's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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