The Light Pirate — Lily Brooks-Dalton
Hardcover | Grand Central Publishing | December 6, 2022
The Gist
A girl born during a hurricane who has the ability to control bioluminescence, comes of age in a Florida that is ravaged by climate change.
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The Verdict: Read it! Read it! Read it!
In The Light Pirate, the world as we know it slips away and is reclaimed by nature. Told from several points of view, the book centers around Wanda Lowe as she comes of age in a Florida that’s ravaged by hurricanes. As the storms hit the state harder and more frequently, people flee inland. For those like Wanda and her family who stay they know the truth: There is no running from nature. Told in four parts—power, water, light, and time—Brooks-Dalton expertly weaves a plot that ebbs and flows like a hurricane, builds an all-too-real dystopian world, and creates a complex cast of characters that are as unpredictable as the weather. The Light Pirate is a mediation on the consequences of catastrophic climate change. But while Brooks-Dalton's second novel may cause some anxiety, Wanda’s story embodies the belief that just because the world as we know it now may change, life does not end.
