fantasy
As a young wife, Orquídea’s move to a very small town brings
suspicion and resentment from the townspeople. She is thought to be a witch.
Fifty-five years later, as death approaches, Orquídea sends letters to her
descendants and requests they come to receive their inheritance. The novel then
follows some of the key family members’ lives as they navigate their new
situations.
Each of the main characters in Zoraida Córdova's The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina gets introduced in a chapter near the beginning and then we follow them from the time they receive Orquídea’s invitation. Interspersed among their current lives we get flashbacks into Orquídea’s history and gradually get a more complete picture of her life. Orquídea’s magic kept me interested enough to keep reading to find out more about her family. The fantasy elements were creative and played up Orquídea’s Ecuadorian culture. But the pacing was often too slow for me and the resolutions and revelations left me feeling dissatisfied in the end. Too many people were left behind and the reasons didn’t seem worth it. This novel was classified as magical realism but, to me, it’s too far fetched for “realism” and is definitely a fantasy novel. I enjoyed several aspects of the novel very much but wasn’t in love with the novel as a whole.
The audiobook was narrated by Frankie Corzo. She did a nice job with the voice acting. But her
vocal repertoire wasn’t very large, especially for a large cast. I’ll give her
a B+.
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