A review by howlinglibraries
Blackwater by Jeannette Arroyo, Ren Graham

2.0

 
I don't even know how to review this, because apparently the NetGalley eARC I got is only a sampler, even though I can't find anywhere that states this on NetGalley? I can only assume this based off of the fact that the GR listing says it's 304 pages, while my copy was barely over 100 pages and ended very abruptly. On one hand, I hesitate to rate it based on the fact that, by that logic, I only got to read about 33% of it; on the other hand, I strongly disliked the 100-ish pages I got to read of it and have no interest whatsoever in the finished product.

I appreciate the immensely diverse character cast, but disliked every character I met so far besides Marcia, and found the plot difficult to follow and extremely rushed. This isn't for me, but I'm sure it will better suit a lot of other readers.

✨ Representation: Tony is queer, BIPOC (I saw other reviewers say Afro-Latinx but did not see this for myself & cannot ensure it), and has asthma; Eli has a chronic illness and is trans (according to other reviews - again, haven't seen it for myself & cannot ensure it) 
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