A review by moonbloomandgrow
The Waves Take You Home by María Alejandra Barrios Vélez

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This book tore my heart to pieces and then slowly pieced it back together again chapter by chapter. I absolutely loved María’s style of writing and character development and the language and food descriptions were absolutely gorgeous. I was so taken aback by this book and the relationships Vi has with her family and their rich cultural heritage I just fell in love with them all (even their not so good sides). This is a read I will always treasure and think will always be with me now 💜 ✨ Thank you so much María, NetGalley and Lake Union Publishing for allowing me to read this as an eARC ✨ #loveoverfear