The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina

veronica_em shared a tip "Liked this more and more as I read it. Haven’t read much magical realism and liked it more than I thought it would. The audio book version was very well narrated!"

readerofbooks shared a tip "YESSSSSSSS! Just yes. Beautifully written. She made me fall in love with magic realism and fantasy. I felt a bond with each and every character too. Orquídea’s character is iconic. So many layers and her story…heart breaking but chefs kiss. The ending was so satisfying. Had me all in my emotions"

virginia_campos_2442 shared a tip "It's a great Book for those who are interested in Hispanic roots, witch craft, wicked and perverted... a true page turner that will keep you anxious for more!"

tramychael_ross_1505 shared a tip "𝘍𝘈𝘕𝘛𝘈𝘚𝘛𝘐𝘊! 𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘯. 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘤𝘶𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘳, 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘴 𝘸𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘔𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦! 𝘖𝘩, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘐𝘊!"

alex_espaillat shared a tip "phenomenal book with a complex familial dynamic at its core. this book was intertwined with real human emotion in addition to magic that brings tangibility to these real feelings and experiences."

edna_grant shared a tip "Cordova wrote a very therapeutic story about love and loss between mothers, daughters, and granddaughters. It's a magical tale of betrayal and personal failures, but mostly about forgiveness and the healing of generational trauma. I recommend this book to anyone who has ever lost a matriarch or maternal figure. I even recommend to those who haven't-- Marimar's adventure is one which caters to various interests -- the circus, world travel, magical realism, astronomy, and Hispanic heritage."

catch_basket shared a tip "This story reminds me of Encanto. It revolves around a family, whose magic and back bone is the matriarch Orquidea Divina. Marimar reminds me of Mirabel in some ways. I enjoyed this story so much! It was so familiar how family can be overwhelmingly complicated and messy. It featured magic and fantasy in a way I so enjoyed. This story is so beautiful in it's own way, and there were so many times I felt like the author had managed to articulate things I'd experienced but never said out loud. I loved it."

belladonna20 shared a tip "The magical surrealism in this book was enchanting and the exploration of complicated family dynamics was both real and heartwarming."

alexandra_roblero shared a tip "The book is so beautiful it can make you smell coffee from Ecuador smirk at the thought of your family members running in the hallway"