It’s beyond time that Scary Mommy Book Club officially put some science fiction on our shelves, and this is the perfect start. Set in the not-so-distant future, The Light Pirate focuses on the life of Wanda, a little girl born during a hurricane in coastal Florida. Named after the storm that made landfall the same day she did, her life is colored by the quickly changing climate of her state. But it’s also affected by the people around her: her grieving father, her brother, and her neighbor, a middle-aged single woman who understands her better than anyone else.
As Wanda grows older, and the world around her changes, we watch as she grows from an unsure girl with untapped potential to a hero of her time, made strong, smart, and powerful from the tragedy that has surrounded her life from the day she was born. This can be a tough read at times, but the beautiful writing of Lily Brooks-Dalton and the spirit of Wanda makes it a journey well worth taking.
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Sarah Aswell, Senior Editor |
