Interesting, but this is not a fantasy fiction book. I found it too slow and had to coax myself to read further at times, while at other times I forgot about it entirely. I'm sure there are many who would enjoy it, and it is well written. It is also very well translated. At no point did I feel like I was reading a translation or missing parts of the story due to translation losses. I picked it up because my favourite tennis player spoke positively about it and... I suppose this was not meant for me.

Interesting, but this is not a fantasy fiction book. I found it too slow and had to coax myself to read further at times, while at other times I forgot about it entirely. I'm sure there are many who would enjoy it, and it is well written. It is also very well translated. At no point did I feel like I was reading a translation or missing parts of the story due to translation losses. I picked it up because my favourite tennis player spoke positively about it and... I suppose this was not meant for me.

I usually find Allende's work so luscious, such page turners, but this just didn't grab me. There were flashes of her usual brilliance but in general I found this foray into YA disappointing.

Una historia cargada de aventuras y magia en lo más profundo de la selva amazónica! De algún modo me lo terminé creyendo. Para mí, todo lo que pasó aquí es real! No le puse 5 estrellas nomas porque en teoría es un libro juvenil pero la prosa de Allende no lo es. Ya me explicaré mejor en el canal.

Kept me on edge. I felt like I was Indiana Jones reading this, such an adventure and the way they describe everything I could clearly imagine the details of every scene. Definitely recommend if you like adventurous stories in the wild and beasts.

2 edit: Nevermind just 3 3.5 actually Edit: [ I thought it through and I'll just give it 3 stars] I really like the beginning, it was easy to read and some part even funny. But it got bored and some parts were very "predictable". Although, I really like the characters. Especially Nadia.