A review by karteabooks
The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan

5.0

 

This was another Bookstagram made me do it purchase last year, that I promptly added to my tbr and then kind of forgot about, but after The Poet and needing more free verse, I knew this was the perfect book to read next. 

The Weight of Water is a startlingly original piece of fiction. A brilliant coming-of-age story, it also tackles the alienation experienced by many young immigrants. Moving, unsentimental, and utterly page-turning, we meet and share the experiences of a remarkable girl who shows us how quiet courage prevails. 

A book written in free verse, about a girl who travels with her mother from Poland and has to try to fit it at a new school. This was a very quick read for me, but wasn't an easy read in places, as Kasienka encounters people who are not always happy for her to be around.