The Woman Behind the Waterfall

The Woman Behind the Waterfall

-By Leonora Meriel


Heartbreak and transformation in the beauty of a Ukrainian village

For seven-year old Angela, happiness is exploring the lush countryside around her home in western Ukraine. Her wild imagination takes her into birds and flowers, and into the waters of the river.

All that changes when, one morning, she sees her mother crying. As she tries to find out why, she is drawn on an extraordinary journey into the secrets of her family, and her mother's fateful choices.

Can Angela lead her mother back to happiness before her innocence is destroyed by the shadows of a dark past?

Beautiful, poetic and richly sensory, this is a tale that will haunt and lift its readers.




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                    A Big Thank you to Leonora Meriel for providing me with a review copy of this book

MY RATING:-★★★☆☆


Okay Folks So I legit wanted to read this book because since it was categorized as a magical realism novel I thought it would have a girl hopping around in a magical cape making people disappear yes,that's my view of magical realism because what do you expect if I ever got magical abilities I wouldn't hop around making people disappear like don't be dumb But boy oh boy was I in for surprise This book did have a little girl turning into a bird and hopping flying around but sadly she couldn't make people disappear but this was a really I don't really know the way to put it but it was  a book addressing some pretty serious issues here like how sometimes we think that the choices we've made are mistakes but in reality they aren't and how if you could possibly even change it you'd want to come back to your own timeline this book portrayed very beautifully I must say some dang serious issues and the way it interweaves magic and reality was quite magical(see what I did there? Honestly where's my god damn trophy?)

1) I basically liked that Angela could turn into a bird although I would've much preferred if she had turned into a dragon but I don't think she had a choice so like yeah but I just liked how she turned into a bird and then flew and ate worms and stuff like way to have a life experience when you're a little kid and not to torture pets.Nice.

2) I also liked how beautifully it was all portrayed like in every line you could find something beautiful which is always a plus point I mean man if you read this book you'd be like damn that was beautiful which I say quite frequently I've to say out loud sometimes which leads to my parents thinking that I'm a crazy loon but whatever they are already planning to deport me to the Caribbean.

3) I basically loved the whole premise of you know seeing the choices you made and seeing how if you had taken the other path it wouldn't have resulted in much good of a result and you might regret your now choices but realize if you ever made a different choice you could end up in more of a well crappy situation than you're in now (I know I weave beautiful sentences like go me! don't say not really or you'll regret it)

1) Just the descriptive nature of this book I mean I know half the book was from the point of view of a bird or a tree or river or whatever but you guys know me (probably not) I love good banter and sass and there was just 0% of that so basically I wasn't much of a happy camper.

2) For half of the book I was like really confused possibly because I don't have a normal brain I have a brain that likes to pretend he's a pirate and ignore me when I ask for help but can't blame my dear brain I'd ignore myself too if I could but just I didn't get it but at the point where I actually started getting it well it was nice after that.

3)I didn't like that what's his name vov? Voldemort? sounds about right to me I mean the guy was super ambitious all the problems started from this guy and his stupid ambitions and I just don't like him I'd never like him.

I did like the book I've never read a book quite of this type with so much grief and the transition it just you know felt good to read something new also I love the Ukraine setting it just kind of fits the book I mean I don't know I just really liked this book.

So That's it for today folks if this book interests you then go ahead and pick it up I've linked it up right there with the summary(In case you didn't notice already) Also while you're at it go ahead and tell me if you've read something completely out  of your normal tastes or have been completely surprised by the book(this happens quite frequently with me since I'm pretty delusional but you know me). Go on honey muffins tell me I'd love to know.

Bye for now!