It took me a while to make my way through Lauren Acampora's The Hundred Waters. It's not a long book; only 241 pages. I just wasn't that into the story.
The book is a bit predictable. I could sense the sexual tension between two of the characters, and I just knew that it wasn't going to turn out well. The main character, Louisa, seems to be having somewhat of a midlife crisis brought on by an invitation to an art gallery featuring artwork from her former rival. Louisa appears happy living in the well-to-do Connecticut suburbs with her architect husband and 12-year-old daughter. But revisiting her past - and the death of a former lover - makes Louisa rethink her choice to abandon her own art.
Couple this with trying to parent a tween who is becoming more and more distant, an older husband who thinks Louisa is too lenient on their daughter, and a mysterious neighbor boy with a penchant for shocking art that calls attention to climate change, and you just know that something is going to happen that disturbs Louisa's tranquil Connecticut life.
Toward the end, the story picked up a bit, but it was slow-going for me throughout the first half of the novel.
The Hundred Waters is published by Grove Press and is available now to purchase. I received a free review copy from the publisher.
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