A review by siobhanward
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I don't think I really knew what I was getting into when I picked this up, but this was a decent read. I'm curious how it would have differed in its original text, rather than in translation, but it was still well-written and interesting. This story was hard to read and was a picture of the reality of of poverty, trauma and violence in a small Mexican village. A lot of the book was challenging to read - absolutely check TWs before reading it. The different narrators throughout the book were interesting and I enjoyed how each narrator was connected to each other and to the main storyline.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Child abuse, and Incest