A review by siobhanward
Hurricane Season by Fernanda Melchor

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

3.0

 I don't think I really knew what I was getting into when I picked this up, but this was a decent read. I'm curious how it would have differed in its original text, rather than in translation, but it was still well-written and interesting. This story was hard to read and was a picture of the reality of of poverty, trauma and violence in a small Mexican village. A lot of the book was challenging to read - absolutely check TWs before reading it. The different narrators throughout the book were interesting and I enjoyed how each narrator was connected to each other and to the main storyline. 
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