A review by graywild
The Displacements by Bruce Holsinger

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Daphne, her husband and 3 kids live in Miami.  He is a surgeon and they live in a well-off community. This story follows them as Miami is hit by a category 6 hurricane.  This is set in present day as climate change is starting to effect the US - fires, stronger tornados, stronger hurricanes.  Miami is wiped out and all the refugees are relocated by FEMA to megashelters.  Houston is also wiped out by the same hurricane.  I liked that this story doesn't focus on a global diaster but rather a more realistic US diaster and how the government deals with it.  How prepared are we?  Well written and I cared about the characters.  Recommend.