The Perez sisters are at it again! In the sequel, we see life in Palm Beach through Beatriz’s eyes and follow her adventures as a young Cuban immigrant during the Cuban missile crisis.

Beatriz is smart, savvy and a woman ahead of her time. Instead of wanting to get married and have children, she’s only interested in avenging her twin brother’s death. Much to her mother’s dismay, she has little interest in the debutante scene around her, and but rather craves danger, adventure, and ultimately, to see Fidel Castro overthrown.

Similar to Next Year in Havana, I had a hard time putting this down! I loved that it picked up another Perez sister’s perspective – in the first novel I had found myself drawn to the fierce independence of Beatriz and loved the deeper view into her life and story. For any lovers of the Kennedy era this book added a Cuban-American layer to an already exciting period of history, one that I am not sure I ever considered before. Highly recommend you pick this one up soon!!!!

Verdict: Read it! ASAP!! (4.5/5 stars)
Length: 341 pages
When: You loved Next Year in Havana
Quote: “If I’m going to have regret in this life, I’d rather them be for the chances I took and not the opportunities I let slip sway.”
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