A review by crackercrumblife
The River Witch by Kimberly Brock

4.0

I really enjoyed this book quite a bit. It was a gently moving book, full of lost souls, a river, and an alligator. Roslyn washes up on the shores of Manny's Island (not literally) to find it inhabited by a family with its own problems. Roslyn has chosen this place to hide from the world, and heal from the loss of her child and her career. She meets Damascus (named for the river by her mother), a little girl who is just as lost as Roslyn is. The other characters of importance are Urey, who is Damascus's father and Ivy, Damascus's aunt. Everyone in this book is searching for something more - and by the end of the book you hope they find it.

The most beautiful part of the book is the legend surrounding Roslyn when she moves in. Damascus believes Roslyn can call the alligators to her, and that the alligators feed on broken hearts. I loved this passage, with its legends and mystery, and the idea of the melancholy eating alligators.

I think this is a great summer read, when it is really hot outside and you have a breeze blowing through your windows at night. It is magical, lyrical, and lovely.