This was a great novel and I just love the little touch of magical realism in her storytelling! The story took a lot of time to move forward in the first half of the book. I think it was the journal reading and flashes to the past that didn't keep my interest. But the pieces started to come together after around 60% and I started to get sucked in and loved the little twists! I enjoyed hearing the author interview at the end of the audiobook to add to the historical portion of the storyline.