Welcome to Litsy!

Was expecting something gritty & hard-hitting. What I got was a whiny sex-starved teen getting drunk/stoned at the lake after graduating high school. Again. It's just Been Done. Somanytimes. Premise is promising, issues addressed are worthy, execution is lacking in all aspects. It is not believable in any way, characters are unlikable, dialogue was woeful, writing in general was amateur & clunky, nothing really happened as such .... 👇👇👇👇

Opens with a slightly ubiquitous Philip Larkin quote. You know the one I mean ... from "This Be The Verse" ...

However. I had the pleasure and privilege to study for my degrees at the very library at which Larkin was librarian.

His statue stands at the train station my 3 year old daughter and I regularly use. We say "Morning Phil" every time we pass.

Hull. City of Culture 2017.

I somehow expected some big reveal as the book went on; the blurb makes it sound like there's more than the inciting event that comes quickly. And, I don't understand what she was trying to do with the prologue. That being said, I loved it overall!