Beautiful Novel Written In Verse

Don’t Call Me a Hurricane by Ellen Hagan

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This novel written in verse was a nice change of pace for me from what I usually read. I enjoyed this one a lot, and it was beautifully written. This was an emotionally charged piece of literature that shares a lot about the emotional journey of the main character, Eliza, who is trying to figure out how to deal and cope with lingering trauma from 5 years earlier when a hurricane disturbed her home and life.
Eliza has grown up and become more into and passionate about climate change. She tries to do more good in her community and with her family and others. She meets a guy, who’s a rich tourist that comes to visit her quiet town and she wants to hate him but instead falls for him.
This is about how Eliza has to continue on with life, deal with PTSD, go to therapy and still live her normal life with friends, family, and romance among other things as well. This is a quick and easy read with a lot packed into it that is great for all ages not only Young Adults. I would definitely recommend this one to everyone to check out.
Thanks so much to NetGalley and Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books/Bloomsbury YA for letting me read and review this wonderful story. All thoughts and opinions are my own.



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