Guess there's some truth to "don't judge a book by its cover." I bought this book simply because the cover is stunning, and it somewhat disappointed. Blanca is little more than a narrator in what I thought would be her story. There was little to no plot, just slice of life. I like character driven books, but I don't think this book could even be called character driven. The prose was mostly very pretty, and both George and Blanca's pasts were more interesting to read about than whatever was going in the present. Overall, I didn't hate it, but I didn't love it either.