manikahemmerixh 's review for:

We Don't Swim Here by Vincent Tirado

3.0

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I appreciated that the writing here didn't feel too young adult. It doesn't shy away from some complexity or dark subject matter, but still does so in a way that's teenager appropriate. I think that the pacing is a bit off though, and that the story could have been delivered in a more stream lined way. The book starts off really slow, and almost too mysterious, and then suddenly all the answers are right there, but the distribution of information doesn't feel cohesive. I liked the main story line, there was just a little bit too much being added in that was gratuitous.