We Don't Swim Here
by Vincent Tirado
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Suspense. Thriller. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. She is the reason no one goes in the water. And she will make them pay. A chilling new novel for fans of Tiffany D. Jackson, Lamar Giles, and Ryan Douglass. Bronwyn is only supposed to be in rural Hillwoods for a year. Her grandmother is in hospice, and her father needs to get her affairs in order. And they're all meant to make some final memories together. Except Bronwyn is miserable. Her grandmother is dying, everyone is show more standoffish, and she can't even go swimming. All she hears are warnings about going in the water, despite a gorgeous lake. And a pool at the abandoned rec center. And another in the high school basement. Anais tries her hardest to protect Bronwyn from the shadows of Hillwoods. She follows her own rituals to avoid any unnecessary attention-and if she can just get Bronwyn to stop asking questions, she can protect her too. The less Bronwyn pays attention to Hillwoods, the less Hillwoods will pay attention to Bronwyn. She doesn't get that the lore is, well, truth. History. Pain. The living aren't the only ones who seek retribution when they're wronged. But when Bronwyn does more exploring than she should, they are both in for danger they couldn't expect. show lessTags
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It takes a while for the real reason nobody swims to surface (no pun intended), but you're caught pretty quickly in this story that blends the supernatural with the ugly effects of small town racism. The supposedly evil spirit becomes a most sympathetic character as you follow along while Bronwyn uncovers what is hidden underneath the rigid rules passed from one generation to the next. There are easily liked characters, but they seem, at times, to be outnumbered by hateful ones. I found is a fast and satisfying read.
Girl moves to a small town with weird beliefs and rituals and proceeds to poke her nose in where the townies don’t want her to. Ghosties and such ensue.
Meh. It was okay but not fabulous. I honestly had trouble telling the two narrators/MCs apart because they seemed so similar, and the plot felt holey in places.
Meh. It was okay but not fabulous. I honestly had trouble telling the two narrators/MCs apart because they seemed so similar, and the plot felt holey in places.
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