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Review: The Haunting of Alejandra

8/22/2023

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The Haunting of Alejandra
by V. Castro
Genre: Horror

Synopsis

Alejandra no longer knows who she is. To her husband, she is a wife, and to her children, a mother. To her own adoptive mother, she is a daughter. But they cannot see who Alejandra has become: a woman struggling with a darkness that threatens to consume her.
 
Nor can they see what Alejandra sees. In times of despair, a ghostly vision appears to her, the apparition of a crying woman in a ragged white gown.
 
When Alejandra visits a therapist, she begins exploring her family’s history, starting with the biological mother she never knew. As she goes deeper into the lives of the women in her family, she learns that heartbreak and tragedy are not the only things she has in common with her ancestors.
 
Because the crying woman was with them, too. She is La Llorona, the vengeful and murderous mother of Mexican legend. And she will not leave until Alejandra follows her mother, her grandmother, and all the women who came before her into the darkness.
 
But Alejandra has inherited more than just pain. She has inherited the strength and the courage of her foremothers—and she will have to summon everything they have given her to banish La Llorona forever.

Review

The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro is so much more than a story about a woman haunted by La Llorona. This work is about all the blessings and traumas that come with generational experiences of the Mexican American woman. Can this translate to all women? Yes, of course it can. It is especially meaningful, however, to the Mexican American woman because La Llorona is an urban myth that is particular to our culture as is the generational trauma that coincides with it. 

Castro does a masterful job at creating this layered story of generations of women and their link to, not only each other, but to their individual experiences and the connections (or misconnections) to the people in their lives. You go in expecting horror and get so much more than that in my opinion. 

I cannot wait to read more of Castro's writing, and I hope you, dear reader, will give this one a shot <3
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Review: Mumentous

8/20/2023

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Having grown up in West Texas, I never questioned the existence of mums - or even if they exist in other places outside of Texas. Mumentous by Amy J. Schultz was certainly an eye-opener for me! It made me grow curious as to why I never questioned why it was so important to have a mum when I was a high school senior.

When I was a teenager, I lived in that space where I wanted to be nothing like my fellow classmates while simultaneous wanting to have something of the "normal" Texas teenager experience. Part of this was the act of having a mum. I remember that girls wanted to have the biggest and cutest mums. Now, in hindsight, I'm not sure why? I mean - what is the purpose of a mum?

If you're curious like I was when I chose to review Mumentous, look no further - this book will scratch that itch! From its humble beginnings to it's outrageous modern versions - it will open your eyes to all the things you never knew you wanted to know about this Texas tradition. Schultz is detailed in her telling of mum history - in a way that both makes you giggle and also gives your heart a tug. You will not make a mistake in picking up this book!

Aside from my own experiences with mums, this book scratched an itch that is very particular to me (it might be to you too, but I digress) - I absolutely love works that show the passion or obsession we have with places, things, or events. Where there is passion, there is a deep dive into something I didn't even know I wanted to know. Sense a theme?

On that note - definitely check this out if anything about it grabs your attention (as it should). You won't regret it.
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