Best “Next Year in Havana,” by Chanel Cleeton has duel timelines from 1959 to 2017. It is from the point of views of Elisa Perez and her granddaughter Marisol Fererra. I read this book during the summer. I knew I would like it, but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. The characters are likeable and the descriptions are beautiful that it feels that you are in the Cuba of the past before Fidel took over and the present. I enjoyed Marisol and Luiz’s love story. There was also a huge twist that shocks everyone. I did feel that Elisa and Pablo’s relationship wasn’t believable, they didn’t have much in common and their differences would make things hard for them if they married. I give Pablo credit he wants to make Cuba better, what he unfortunately didn’t realize is he was trading in one dictator for another. Pablo also had such a disdain for the rich that it made me wonder how the heck he fell in love with Elisa to begin with? I still like Pablo despite all his flaws the same goes for Marisol. Marisol is loves adventure and wants to get in touch with her roots, she is a bit naïve despite her great aunts warnings that just because Fidel Castro is gone, it doesn’t mean Cuba has changed. I couldn’t get into two of Chanel’s other books but that doesn’t mean I’ve given up on the author.