Zana’s Reviews > The House of Gardenias > Status Update

Finallyyyy became interesting. I was low key about to give up

"The sounds of the rest of the house faded behind me. The air outside tasted exposed, this high above the valley. It tasted the same in here.

Better than the air I would be breathing in a guano-strewn cave with the liberals."

lol damn

"I will not resign," he says. "I will leave this palace when my term as an elected official is ended or I am dead. ¡Viva la democracia! ¡Viva el Partido Valbuenista de Liberació Nacional! ¡Viva el pueblo!"'

What in the Allende

'"In this world, there are pawns, and there are powerful players, are there not? Sometimes"—and here her tone grows arch, veering toward weaklings and turncoats—"those who are born with money and influence are nothing but pawns. And sometimes, someone born with nothing becomes a player."'

Foreshadowing???

I crave the Gothic