A review by aammbbss
The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro

dark sad

2.0

I felt like there was potential with this, but I just couldn’t get into it. 
I wish the explanation about how the creature picked up the name “La Llorona” was pushed earlier rather than later. There was repetitive descriptions that lacked creativity for me. There was characters that I felt like were very unnecessary and could’ve been condensed, and still delivered the same premise. 

This story is told in third person.  Alejandra’s chapters always seemed long and drawn out. I did like how it bounced to her ancestors stories, to get background of what was their experience and how they coped with their trauma. 

It was unique retelling of La Llorona through generational trauma. It just felt flat for me. 

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