Weep, Woman, Weep: A Gothic Fairytale about Ancestral Hauntings by Maria DeBlassie – Review by Lorrene Huisman

Weep, Woman, Weep by Maria DeBlassie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was a story, a fairy tale really, that really played well with all my emotions. I felt so much when reading this. My heart was heavy through out the reading of this novel. I felt a lot, and I found this book was very well written with such a impact on my soul, it was one that when I finished it, I sat back and reflected on what I had just read, it gave me a feel into my own life, a thing that is healthy for all our souls to do.

La Llorona has always been a folk tale I have always had great interest in. The fear of the story, as well as the worry it brings, always intrigues me. Is it something to get into a mother’s mind to strike fear into her heart or or is it a folk tale to teach us to be afraid of what we do not know or understand? The story itself brings on heavy grief, and to me that was welcomed in truth. I had faced grief through out my life, but it is a part of life, and not something we should ignore. The story itself brought a lot on as I read through the story, there was a lot of aspects added here and there. It was very well written!

I loved how the story was a like a ocean with a crashing wave. From pain to grief to anger…there was much emotions felt on the pages as I read through this. I was left with a heavy heart by time I concluded it. This was a positive experience for sure. I loved how the author made the words and pages flow so easily. It was weaved together as if it was a perfectly constructed spider’s web. The story gave so much and in return I think it was meant to be a book that made us think, I know I certainly did!

I loved the writing skill of this beloved author. I was hooked truly. I had to sit and finish this book really in one sitting. I was entranced by the beauty of the story as well as the captivating words the pages brought to me. The author is truly gifted. I really loved it, and the author is needless to say, very talented in the story they had given to us, the readers. It was remarkable to read this in more ways than one! I think everyone would be benefited to read this story! I highly recommend reading this, in more ways than one!

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