The Haunting of Alejandra

I was drawn to the premise and the combination of Mexican folklore and horror. I think the opening was strong. I really empathized with Alejandra and her struggle to navigate a broken marriage, motherhood, and depression. The glimpses of the creature haunting her were frightening. Unfortunately, I found the writing repetitive, and the dialogue felt stilted or oddly worded in the context of the conversation. The chapters alternated between Alejandra and her ancestors who have been victim to La Llorona. A lot of what they experienced and thought was repeated and written using the same phrases. I don't think these duplicates added anything to the story. I definitely didn't care about all of the characters the same way I started out caring for Alejandra. Some of the conversations sounded like a lecture on feminism rather than authentic discussions about frustrations or struggles the characters deal with. I really wanted to like this a lot more but I don't think it reached its potential.