The Cost of Honor

I couldn't help but wonder while listening to the book if Diana Munoz has ever been to Dominica. Did she even do any basic research?! I'm not saying there are no Spanish people on the island, but Ms. Munoz's wealth of Spanish characters suggests that she is confusing Dominica (which no Caribbean person pronounces with a Spanish accent BTW) with the Dominican Republic. So does the implication of Spanish being most of the characters' second language. It's not! French creole is the second language or French patois. Dominica's population is ~96% Black. The country probably has more French people than Spanish. I could not enjoy the book for that reason alone. Come on! Next, the plot of the story (unless it was just to get Honor and Lazarus to fall into bed together) was noticeably absent ... no character development, no mystery. I don't think this is the result of the book being a continuation in a series. It was a boring read, that not even Emily Sutton-Smith's great narration could salvage. Even if I were looking for an exclusively romantic, non-suspense novel this book still wouldn't make the cut.