The Volcano Daughters...woah.

First of all, the narrative perspective used to weave this story is so unique, but more than that, entirely captivating. The book is slow, as in it takes a while to get through, and typically books like this are hard for me. But The Volcano Daughters has had me hooked since the first page and I found myself waiting for moments to pick it up again-at work, waiting for my car to heat up, waking up early to read a few chapters and then staying up late to read a few more. I picked away at this book, wanting to savor every piece of it like a favorite meal.

I have always been and will always be a sucker for stories structured around women, but especially around sisters-blood related or not. Consuelo and Graciela had me laughing, had me crying, and had me waiting with baited breath the entire time and that's not even including their other sisters, the ones left behind, who's voice reach through to help give you the full picture of everything going on.

Despite knowing that certain things would happen base on the synopsis, I still found myself tearing up at particularly highly intense moments, namely when the daughters are stolen from their mother. It's the tragedy of knowing, of wanting so desperately to pull yourself into the story just to say "No, please, no." And THAT is a talent few writers possess. I could, but I wont, spoil the entirety of the story and you could read it yourself and still feel as if you were blindsided in a way.

God, I don't even have words outside of desperately wanting to read everything this author puts out.

Thank you to Netgalley for an early copy for review.