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Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender

27 reviews

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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rashi's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Hurricane child was a story that I didn’t want to put down, and found myself thinking about what was going to happen next on the days I couldn’t get to it. Loved Caroline’s character, all of that stubbornness and anger and bravery and intelligence, a really well rounded and whole person that despite everything was just so loveable. Also queer?? Amazing had no idea that it would be a main element of the story, and really enjoyed the way that it was investigated by these children. Also the dialogue and decisions that the children made were all very realistic, and it really felt like I was actually watching children interacting. Highly enjoyed and very well done.

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cookiecat73's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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cass_lit's review against another edition

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3.0

Ugh. I enjoyed this until the end reveal and I’m now I’m here upset on behalf of the main character in a middle grade story.

I am pissed at all of these adults, and mostly the parents. Maybe it’s because I’m a child of parents who made mistakes who has not been to therapy to work it out - but I’m all for 12 y/o Caroline being mad at the world. As the reader with no emotional connection to Caroline’s parents beyond knowing they really messed up when it came to their child, *I* wasn’t ready to forgive them when the book ended…. So I’m just left here being pissed at these fictional characters. 🤷‍♀️

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michaelion's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

she's just like me fr

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anonymous_k's review

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adventurous emotional lighthearted sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Another great novel by Kacen Callender! There is a reason they are my favorite author. Such heavy topics this novel focuses on—abandonment, bullying, and homophobia (both internalized and external) are the main topics—but it also focuses on lightheaded topics like young love. They’re writing is nothing less than perfection, and I would’ve given this book 5 stars if I wasn’t so emotionally involved and upset with some of the characters… again, beautiful writing. As a future English teacher, I hope to have this novel in my classroom for my students to read :) Absolutely love!

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anniereads221's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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tahsintries's review

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4.0

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cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Beautiful story of a young girl's growing up experience in St. Thomas. She is learning how to navigate friendship, first love, and the mystery of where her mother went. Highly recommend for all ages.

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laurenleigh's review

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emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It seems like there’s lots of contemporary or fantasy middle grade fiction, but I haven’t read much magical realism in this age range. I love the middle ground of magical realism, so I appreciated that about this book! The elements of the story regarding spirits and the spirit world were my favorite parts. As often happens with middle grade novels, I wish there could be more in certain aspects, but I know brevity is a necessity! This audiobook was narrated with a pretty strong Caribbean accent, which added a layer to the text. It felt very authentic to the characters and setting, and helped immerse me in this world. But it was also tricky for me to fully grasp every word, and that sometimes took me out of the story. Lastly, can we talk about how gorgeous this cover art is??

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