"The novel is so skillfully written and constructed that it kept me turning its pages with eager fascination." – Willard Manus, Lively Arts
"It reads faster than you'd expect, and has the same compelling sort of plot-driven narrative as a great Dickens novel. Also, there are anarchists and revolution and when are those things not fun to read about? All historical names and contexts are explained in non-pedantic ways that give the average reader all the necessary information re: Spain pre-World War II." – Chad Post, Three Percent
"Martín Sánchez gives a good picture of the Spanish-émigré scene in Paris and the revolutionary ambitions – including the role of Blasco Ibáñez – as well as the anarchist scene of the early twentieth century more generally... an impressive picture of the Spain (and the exiled-Spaniards) situation of those years." The Complete Review
"A fascinating immersion into historical documentation and imagined history." – Tobias Carroll, Words Without Borders