A review by frozenheartv
Elena Knows by Claudia Piñeiro

challenging emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

4.75 stars

I'm so emotional now after reading that i don't know where to start...


The first 40 pages were very slow. Throughout the book, the author dropped hints and clues here and there for us to guess. This is more of a descriptive and slow-built book rather than a thriller. I started thinking that this is a crime, mystery, thriller novella but i was wrong. This is more of a mysterious, deeply-meaningful book that makes us think, analyze and wreck us from inside out.

I give 4.75 stars because it's a bit annoying to read dialogues that are all on the same lines. There's no new line for each of the character's speeches and it's hard to follow for me. Other than that, this is a short but very powerful novella about the complexity of human psychology, complicated mother-daughter relationship, different perceptions on
abortion
, caregiving, individual freedom... Reading this makes me think and not sure what is right and wrong, what to do and not to do and it's a good thing to think.
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