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The Last Valentine (Labyrinth of Love Letters Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Felix Alexander (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 47 ratings
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When Olivia Villalobos finds a bloodstained love letter she endeavors to deliver it before Chief Inspector Sedeño finds it in her possession. A city along the southern coast of Puerto Rico emerges in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War. Olivia, daughter of a drunkard police investigator who never knew the truth behind her mother’s disappearance, finds a bloodstained love letter in the hidden compartment of her father’s coat. Convinced it belonged to the man recently found dead she sets out to deliver it to the Labyrinth of Love Letters. A mysterious place believed to be an urban legend where the transients of forbidden love leave missives for one another. She enlists the help of Isaac Quintero to find the Labyrinth and they soon realize their quest has opened the door into Old Sienna’s darkest secrets—the perils, madness and depth of tragic love.
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    Labyrinth of Love Letters
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    308 pages
  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    February 13, 2017
  6. File size
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***OnlineBookClub.org's Review of The Last Valentine***Felix Alexander is either a man who knows love, and knows it deeply, or he is a man the heart should fear. His ability to put love into words is nothing short of swoon-worthy, and will melt the heart of anyone who has known love, has lost love, or has been to the depths of suffering only to find the light of love lifting them up again.
The Last Valentine takes murder and politics in a new direction, infusing it with the realities of romance. In the aftermath of the Spanish-American war, Puerto Rican friends Olivia and Isaac take off on a search for the Labyrinth of Love Letters, a safe haven for forbidden lovers that has been lost to legend. Olivia and Isaac fancy themselves Sherlock Holmes out to fulfill the last desire of a mysterious man whose murder will turn their little town of Old Sienna upside down...or right-side up. They get in over their heads as their good intentions find them in a web of lies, love, secrets, betrayals, mystery, and murder. Will the web catch them in its snare, or will the truth finally be unveiled?

The story is filled with one beautiful, relatable quote after another. The murder mystery isn't much of a mystery as you start getting answers early on; however, the story is a puzzle that only gets solved piece by piece. It's a great plot that is enjoyable to follow along with.

The Last Valentine is told from the points of view of nearly every relevant character, but somehow manages to do it flawlessly, which I tend to find a rarity. The writing style is dreamy yet realistic, the emotions are relatable, and the plot is fascinating to unfold.I would hands-down read more from Felix Alexander for his superb writing style alone, it is one I would most definitely recommend to any lovers of love.

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***Praise for The Last Valentine by Book Bloggers/Reviewers***"Felix Alexander writes about love as if he's been in it most of his life!"
~Courtney, Stories to Live By

"Unique love tale of tragedy and mystery...
several love stories woven together by a single love letter!"
~Iris Sweetwater, Author and Blogger

"This is a book for the true romantic. I felt as if I were the ghost...haunting the characters. I sighed while reading, I sighed at the ending. I sigh upon remembering it."
~Alaskan Book Café

"A story you will fall in love for, a story you will read with a full heart and crave every word of it. A book I will re-read anytime I want to feel that deep love that brought me to tears in the end."
~Eva Chau, The Chau Girl book reviews

"I recommend this to lovers of old-world secrets, the consequences of forbidden love affairs, and murder/mysteries that feel more like long-winded romances. Felix Alexander penned a love letter around his readers!"
~Elizabeth Mathis, Book Reviewer-BetwixThePages

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01N638Y8R
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ForeverPoetic (February 13, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1020 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 308 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.3 3.3 out of 5 stars 47 ratings

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Felix Alexander

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Felix Alexander (1976-Present) is a Mexican-born, American-raised novelist and poet of Spanish, Mexican, and Puerto Rican descent.

Acclaimed by readers for his poetic prose, his indie releases have garnered him a little praise and a small, but loyal audience.

Being third-generation military, after a grandfather and two uncles who served in the Korean War and Vietnam War, respectively, Alexander is proud of his service in the U.S. Army and grateful for his experience.

After his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, his third year served in South Korea, he embarked on the long and arduous journey of a writer. Having made a name for himself during his tenure serving his country, he vowed to himself and his fellow soldiers that he would answer his true calling.

He lives in Chicago, IL—to be close to his children—a son and daughter. In the evenings he journeys through the portals of his extensive, personal library. When he returns, he immerses himself in his writing, and pursues the scent of his muse.

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3.3 out of 5 stars
3.3 out of 5
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Heidi
3.0 out of 5 stars It was an okay read, but could use more...
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2017
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Throughout this entire read, I had mixed feelings. At times, I felt like I really liked the story and other times, not so much.

I will admit that the legend of the labyrinth had me intrigued. A place where two former lovers met in secret and eventually exchanged love letters. How is sweet is that? Then, to find a blood-stained letter within the coat of a gentleman who was murdered? Can we say intrigue? Definitely, the premise of the story is strong.

It is clear that the author has a strong hold of what love is and the different forms of this emotion. Some of the language is also beautiful to read in this piece, especially those concerning love and friendship.

However, as strong as the premise is, the execution could use some work. I found that most of the characters were extremely underdeveloped and unrelatable. Though my favorite character was the lovely Issac, Olivia’s best friend, due to his loyalty to his friend and his genuine kindness, the other characters were sort of ‘meh’. Olivia’s motives for returning the letter is sweet, but what she fails to grasp is the letter is a major piece of evidence for the murder that recently occurred. Because of her willingness to steal this piece of evidence (originally stolen from her father), I lost respect for her. I mean, it’s a murder investigation, not some silly love story. But, then again, without this we wouldn’t have a story.

I also found some of the plot presentation choppy. The historical information that were thrown in the book seemed out of place at times, and I felt took away from the story. However, my main concern was the ending. The confrontation at the end was extremely quick and ended abruptly, and then decades passed by within a chapter and a half. I understand the need to explain certain aspects of each characters’ lives in order to have good closure, but I felt I was thrown a bunch of information all at once.

Finally, the editing of this book was not the best. There were words misspelled, quotation marks missing, use of modern-day language in an old-time story, a character’s name misspelled, and fragments.

Overall, parts of this story I enjoyed, while others I did not. Having more character development, better plot flow, and another few rounds of editing, this could be a good book.
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Nikki C
4.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book!!
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2017
Synopsis: Olivia Villalobos finds a bloodstained love letter. She is a teenager that has yet to experience love so she wants to be sure that this love letter gets to its intended person. And she has to do this before Chief Inspector Sedano finds out what she’s doing and what she has in her possession.

Mr. Alexander starts his book with a prologue about an older gentleman named Isaac who is nearing the end of his life. He has been placed in a home where he has lost his home, his love and his memory. But he has flashes of memory and those memories are of a love from long ago.

The next chapter starts in 1935 in a little town of Puerto Rico called Old Sienna. An unidentified man has been found in an alley way and the newspapers weren’t given much to go on because the police did not want to take the chance of a copycat arising out of the tragedy. A few days later the love letter that had been logged into evidence along with the body went missing. Chief Inspector Guillermo Sedeno was beside himself with anger because he knew who had stolen it but he had no proof. It was Inspector Villalobos. These two men had been competing with each other for years. It did not help that Sedeno was promoted over Villalobos but the latter was a drunk and everyone knew it. However, Villalobos got the hand of the woman that they both had loved. Due to tragedy not known right away both men lost her way before her time.

Olivia is the daughter of Inspector Villalobos and while she loves her father he merely tolerates her. Her father’s sister her aunt Tia has been the mother she needed for as long as she could remember. She also has her best friend Isaac who she has known since they were young children. He is a dear friend to her but for Isaac he is in love with Olivia and she has no idea. The book takes off from here. Olivia brings Isaac into her intrigue of trying to figure out who the love letter belongs to. This adventure brings them into the seedier side of Old Sienna and long-buried secrets come out and in the end everyone involved lives will have changed. For better or for worse.

This was the first book I have read by Felix Alexander. I enjoyed this book. I received an ARC so there were a few mistakes but nothing that would prevent me from understanding or enjoying the book. The book was not slow it was steady and the story was beautiful. I thing everyone is a sucker for a good love story and this book will definitely give you that. There is death and heartbreak as any love story may have but at its core this love story is sweet and in the end will make you believe in love again. I am giving this book 4 out of 5 stars. I really think you guys will enjoy it. Have I steered you wrong yet?

Nikki 🐛
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