Where to begin with this book…

The writing in What Storm, What Thunder it’s so beautiful it off and left me speechless. I connected with every single character in such a human way. A heartbreaking story that made me so immersed that I couldn’t put it down. I was aware of the devastating earthquake in Haiti prior to reading this book, but I felt my eyes were opened much more to the extent of that devastation and the human side of it. A beautiful novel which I highly recommend.

Review ✨
Rating 5

So many details and so many good voices in this book!
Beautifully written and inspiring!
Character driven story!
Emotional!

I’m impressed how author wrote characters in the book and she pulled me in this book to feel the text to feel feelings from them while reading!

I’m struggling with writing this review, just because it’s hard to give comments. I don’t have enough vocabulary to express myself!
Don’t skip this book, you should read this yesterday!

Thank you @harpercollinsca for this eARC!

I read my copy of What Storm, What Thunder over the weekend and found that I don't have the words to do this book justice.

Each chapter, each voice, was immersed in richly layered details that I found, not unnecessary, but overwhelming. I needed time to process each chapter, each scene, each part of the story and re-read paragraphs to get the full picture. It's a novel that not only required my full attention, but demanded and deserved it.

It's much more than a tale of natural disaster but a commentary on humanity and the unfortunate costs of starting over and the colonialism/oppression policies served in the name of international humanitarian aid or the horrors of IDP camps. Mostly, however, it's a story of monumental grief and loss, life and love, poverty and greed, and a million things in between - a glimpse into the lives of individuals coping (or not) in their own unique way after a blow of seismic proportions batters a nation already bruised.

Lots of content warnings - this is not a feel good story, but it's raw and powerful and poignant.

My thanks to the publisher for the complimentary digital copy via NetGalley.