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A review by stephsbooktalk
Night Swimming by Aaron Starmer
3.5
Mini Book Review: Thank you so much to Penguin Teen for the complimentary copy of the book!
Thank you so much to PRH Audio for the complimentary ALC!
This book will be out on April 29th.
This book had such nostalgia from start to finish. A group of teens who just graduated high school and are figuring out what their future looks like. Trevor and Sarah decided that they wanted break into all the houses that have swimming pools. Until they went to a pool where they were caught by a owner who told them about a natural pool hidden. There with a few other friends they find themselves at the pool reflecting on their lives.
There was a side story happening before each chapter. We are never told whose point of view it was but at the end I think it is Sarah after she decided to leave the pool.
I thought Starmer got the feelings of being a teenager during that phase of life. You just want to hold on to that youth and not having responsibilities for as long as you can.
I thought the magical realism in this was pretty cool and was not expecting it. I would love to have known more of the why but I guess you don't always have that with magical realism and it just has to be what it is.
I read this one in tandem with the audio and Kelli Tager did the distorted voice of the extra tidbits and Michael James Bell narrated the rest. Michael James sounded so youthful and made Trevor especially sounded his age. I thought he was a really good fit for this book.
The book and the audio are very short so this is super bingeable! If you love a "historical fiction" set in the summer of 1994, coming of age told from a 3rd person POV - give this one a try!
Thank you so much to PRH Audio for the complimentary ALC!
This book will be out on April 29th.
This book had such nostalgia from start to finish. A group of teens who just graduated high school and are figuring out what their future looks like. Trevor and Sarah decided that they wanted break into all the houses that have swimming pools. Until they went to a pool where they were caught by a owner who told them about a natural pool hidden. There with a few other friends they find themselves at the pool reflecting on their lives.
There was a side story happening before each chapter. We are never told whose point of view it was but at the end I think it is Sarah after she decided to leave the pool.
I thought Starmer got the feelings of being a teenager during that phase of life. You just want to hold on to that youth and not having responsibilities for as long as you can.
I thought the magical realism in this was pretty cool and was not expecting it. I would love to have known more of the why but I guess you don't always have that with magical realism and it just has to be what it is.
I read this one in tandem with the audio and Kelli Tager did the distorted voice of the extra tidbits and Michael James Bell narrated the rest. Michael James sounded so youthful and made Trevor especially sounded his age. I thought he was a really good fit for this book.
The book and the audio are very short so this is super bingeable! If you love a "historical fiction" set in the summer of 1994, coming of age told from a 3rd person POV - give this one a try!