A review by lrl38
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

Read this on recommendation from Maureen and I did not love it. I appreciated the concept and how we were immersed in different timelines and perspectives, but I really struggled with the magical elements of this story. I had to suspend so much disbelief throughout the reading process and that requires so much energy and willpower when all I want is to relax into a story.

Also- I hate the massive jumps in Perla’s plot? There’s no clarification or explanation of what happened between the murder and her apprehension. We never learn how she is found and taken into custody? I also hate that the readers are able to put all the pieces together- Dr Cruz and Tatica and Bienvenida and Filomena- but the characters never receive that information? Very anticlimactic and disappointing