Zarita was the only child of a town magistrate. Her mother had just given birth to a baby boy, and she was not well, so Zarita went to the church to light a candle for her mother. A poor man from the slums came to beg, but he touched her, so he was hanged. His son Saulo was sent away to become a slave on a Christopher Columbus’ ship. Saulo swear to return and kill the magistrate and his family.
I loved Saulo and Zarita. There are very few books where my favourite characters are on the ‘good side’, but this was definitely on of them! I loved their relationship towards the end of the book, and I almost cried when they found out who the other was. I also really liked Loretta and how Zarita was terrified when she found out how like Loretta she really was. I loved the twist at the end, especially because I found Zarita’s aunt really boring.
The plot was really interesting, and I thought it was really clever the way everything came together in the end. Although I found Saulo’s narration a little bit boring at first.
I really liked the double-sided narration and seeing what Zarita and Saulo thought of each other. The twist at the end was really clever, and I was so relieved when it happened
I loved this book and I would recommend it to almost anyone. The only bit I didn’t really enjoy was the beginning. I would have also liked a description of what Zarita and Saulo looked like earlier in the book, because you only found out when they were describing each other towards the end.
By Molly (Year 7)
*Lorena
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Molly