The Cenote by Chelsea Dyreng
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow! What a great book! This debut novel is a beautiful allegorical tale, a mystery which takes place in a unique ancient Meso American setting. At only 256 pages it is a fast read, and is rich with symbolism and metaphor. It is well constructed multi-layered solid writing. The story is compelling and the characters with their alternating points-of-view are endearing. It is a clean read with mature themes relevant to our times. This is an inspiring novel with insightful life lessons, sadness that made me cry, and refreshing humor that made me giggle and laugh out loud. With themes of compassion, fidelity, sacrifice and loss, redemption, forgiveness, family relationships and marital honesty it would be a great read for book club discussion. I really enjoyed the author's writing style and am looking forward to reading her newest book, The Last Messenger of Zitol.
favorite quote:
"...the deepest, most powerful love stories did not happen before the wedding but after. Perhaps we do not hear those stories because they are far more sacred and only meant for two hearts."

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