A Caribbean Heiress in Paris

I loved almost every aspect of this book except for a few things. I found it hard to like the FMC. There was something about her attitude or approach that rubbed me the wrong way. I loved that this is a historical fiction as we are greatly lacking historical fiction with diverse characters. There are a lot of interesting events that took place once the colonization of the “New World” took place. It would be interesting to see what can be done if more authors did the research and worked their magic.

With that said, Herrera chose to use the word Latina in the read and it threw me off big time. The term was just not used in that time and more over, many people from the Caribbean and the Latin Americas do not use the term Latin (insert all a,o,x,e) to describe themselves because it is an American term. Individuals from these regions call themselves by the nation they live in/are from because it is culturally factual to be more nationalistic. Call yourself what you want. That's not my fight. I mention this solely because it is a modern term and definitely not one used back in the late 1800's.

There is plenty to rave about here nonetheless.
* Diverse characters with their diverse cultures shining through the pages and not glanced over.
* Women entrepreneurs
* Men who support said women entrepreneurs
* Progressive views on sexual health and experiences
* Healthy and positive relationships between women
* No clichés

I will definitely re-read this one but with my eyeballs this time.