A review by kimiwriter
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• 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

I can see why this book has gained so much acclaim. It is well written, gripping, and intense. This is not a happy story but one that focuses on the bad in peoples' lives and how that affects them, usually for the worse. The mystery is solved rather quickly however we also get to see the aftermath of this and how it further destroys those involved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Death, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Police brutality

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

This book focuses on the destructive nature of poverty and trauma in a small community. There is no redeeming the characters and what they do.

Brandio is extremely homophobic and transphobic despite also being attracted to a young men in his friend group. He uses derogatory terms for both groups. He also explicitly describes sexual interactions, including bestialities. On another note, Norma describes a pedophiliac relationship with her stepfather and explicitly describes her miscarriage after an attempted abortion.

This book is good but it is rough.