Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

11 reviews

eldioslumin's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Violence, Transphobia, Torture, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Sexism, and Miscarriage

entre_fanon_y_weil's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, Violence, Alcoholism, Murder, Pedophilia, Abortion, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual content, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, and Rape

greghw's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gore, Pregnancy, Blood, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Ableism, Cursing, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Transphobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Bullying, Excrement, Incest, Police brutality, and Trafficking

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Rape, Sexism, Homophobia, and Racism

Minor: Trafficking

reider's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Incest, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Sexism

no_soy_sibila's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Police brutality, Murder, Violence, Misogyny, Homophobia, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Abortion, Addiction, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

meganzc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Excrement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Torture, Addiction, Racial slurs, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Transphobia

If you have any triggers, you'll probably find them in this book.

laura_crowther's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Vomit, Violence, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Incest, Homophobia, Hate crime, Gore, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Addiction

chicanodracula's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Fantastic Writing 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, Transphobia, and Violence

corinnereads7's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

“They called her the Witch, the same as her mother; the Young Witch when she first started trading in curses and cures, and then, when she wound up alone, the year of the landslide, simply the Witch." 

Reading this book was like living through a violent, chaotic fever dream. HURRICANE SEASON is beyond fucked up. It is gory, graphic, and extremely disturbing. At times I found myself wanting to throw this book in the trash and set it on fire just so I wouldn’t have to continue reading the vile descriptions of horrendous acts of violence. That being said, I think the author intended to give us an unblinking look into the world of machismo culture, to make her readers see how destructive misogyny and homophobia truly are.

I wouldn’t say I “enjoyed” this book, but I did find myself glued to the pages while the mystery of the Witch was slowly unveiled. Sophie Hughes did a fantastic job of translating this odd novel from the original Spanish, with its long, twisty sentences that sometimes occupy two or three pages before returning to their initial intended point. I do wish she had found an alternative for the r-word though - or do translators not have the agency of choosing their words?

In a strange way, this book reminds me of ‘Sula’ by Toni Morrison. Like Sula, the Witch was ostracized from the community of La Matosa (unless of course, she was providing money or services) and cast as the source of all the town’s darkest indulgences. She was the scapegoat to be blamed for everyone else’s behavior, so that nobody would have to take responsibility for their own actions, least of all the men of the town.

If you can name a trigger warning, it’s probably in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Transphobia, and Violence