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The Light Pirate
by Lily Brooks-Dalton
This is the best book I've read in a long time. I've spent my whole life in Florida dealing with hurricanes and a lot of my childhood took place in a small coastal town like Rudder. The descriptions of the scenery and the way it feels as a hurricane is moving in were written so beautifully and so accurately that I could practically feel it and smell it while I was reading, it gave me such a sense of familiarity with the environment that Wanda spends her childhood in. I was really surprised when I discovered that the author isn't a Floridian because she really nailed it. Wanda's world is very realistic but I loved the tiny touches of magic sprinkled in. This whole book was beautiful and stressful and devastating and terrifying. I normally like to read in bed before I fall asleep but I accidentally stayed up way too late a couple times because I couldn't stop reading! I highly recommend this, especially if you're a Floridian or you like a realistic dystopian landscape.