A review by mattyfactory
We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

‘We Came to Welcome You’ is the type of trippy social horror novel that feels like it’s going somewhere before eventually going… nowhere? It’s actually not entirely clear. I found huge chunks of this book compelling, compulsively readable, and eerie. Author Vincent Tirado obviously had a vision for what they wanted this book to be, but I think the editors ultimately failed them. None of the threads that Tirado unravels ever come together in anything meaningful, leaving behind a confusing and sometimes rambling mess of a book that doesn’t know what it wants to be. Which is a real shame, because it started off so strong.