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The Haunting of Alejandra
by V. Castro
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley and Random House Publishing for providing a review copy.
I discovered V. Castro last year when I read The Queen of the Cicadas. I quickly devoured everything she has written previously, and loved them all. As much as I loved Queen, The Haunting of Alejandra has overtaken its number one spot.
Oh, this book. Without getting too personal, I recently left a relationship that in many ways resembled the relationship between Alejandra and her husband. While it's a book about a haunting, it's also about the myriad of domestic barbs and abuse that occur in Alejandra's day to day life. Seeing Alejandra begin to take her power back was so encouraging.
This book is unafraid to talk about the sometimes ugly parts of motherhood. Loving your child more than anything else in the world, but still wanting to die. Having someone touching you constantly, but still feeling agonizingly lonely. Feeling constantly overwhelmed and underappreciated. I didn't know how much I could relate to Alejandra, didn't know how badly I needed this book. It helped heal a part of me I didn't realize was so badly twisted. 5 stars.
I discovered V. Castro last year when I read The Queen of the Cicadas. I quickly devoured everything she has written previously, and loved them all. As much as I loved Queen, The Haunting of Alejandra has overtaken its number one spot.
Oh, this book. Without getting too personal, I recently left a relationship that in many ways resembled the relationship between Alejandra and her husband. While it's a book about a haunting, it's also about the myriad of domestic barbs and abuse that occur in Alejandra's day to day life. Seeing Alejandra begin to take her power back was so encouraging.
This book is unafraid to talk about the sometimes ugly parts of motherhood. Loving your child more than anything else in the world, but still wanting to die. Having someone touching you constantly, but still feeling agonizingly lonely. Feeling constantly overwhelmed and underappreciated. I didn't know how much I could relate to Alejandra, didn't know how badly I needed this book. It helped heal a part of me I didn't realize was so badly twisted. 5 stars.