The first two scenarios of the lovers meeting I was intrigued, but the more the story went on, the more annoyed I was. Nothing was new, it was just the two of them being awful to eachother and then to themselves.

the only I think could’ve saved the book was a good ending but her dying of cancer felt like such a cop out and made everything else redundant.

the side characters and glimpses to Peru’s political state were far more intriguing to the central characters and storyline.