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A review by gen_wolfhailstorm
Caul Baby by Morgan Jerkins
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
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
The Details:
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Unabridged
I think I would have loved this more if I physically read it, because I've been enjoying generational stories following a matriarchal set up recently, however I couldn't follow along strongly to the threads of who connected to who and place the character I knew as a child to the adult in the second half.
Despite this, I could easily tell that this was a powerful novel. There was so many interesting and strong characters and I enjoyed seeing the two sides of why Melancons sold pieces of their caul in comparison to those they wouldn't sell to or who didn't agree with it. It got even more deep when Hallow was brought into the mixture.
The content surrounding caul babies was unique to me as I hadn't known much about these births before, and recognised it under the term "mermaid births", so it was cool to explore the mythos around this.
The conclusion was fantastic and I felt really satisfied with it.
This was a dark, deep generational story, that felt a little magical, but with a heavy hand of corruption, that was executed beautifully and I think I would benefit from going over a physical copy at a later stage to piece together some of the connections I lost track of via audio.
Narrated by Joniece Abbott-Pratt
Unabridged
I think I would have loved this more if I physically read it, because I've been enjoying generational stories following a matriarchal set up recently, however I couldn't follow along strongly to the threads of who connected to who and place the character I knew as a child to the adult in the second half.
Despite this, I could easily tell that this was a powerful novel. There was so many interesting and strong characters and I enjoyed seeing the two sides of why Melancons sold pieces of their caul in comparison to those they wouldn't sell to or who didn't agree with it. It got even more deep when Hallow was brought into the mixture.
The content surrounding caul babies was unique to me as I hadn't known much about these births before, and recognised it under the term "mermaid births", so it was cool to explore the mythos around this.
The conclusion was fantastic and I felt really satisfied with it.
This was a dark, deep generational story, that felt a little magical, but with a heavy hand of corruption, that was executed beautifully and I think I would benefit from going over a physical copy at a later stage to piece together some of the connections I lost track of via audio.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infertility, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Abandonment