This story has a lot of important things to get across. There are issues of immigration, parents, suicide, friends, being gay; basically anything that might be encountered by a teenager. Sometimes, that makes the story drag. There are too many thing going on for any one thing to be a real focus.
With that said, the tension of the story is good and the aspects that were well-fleshed out were compelling. Danny is a good and believable narrator, but sometimes he was difficult to connect with considering all of the issues he was facing. The writing captures his thoughts well. It is descriptive, easy to follow, and not tiring. Each of the characters has good depth and makes the story enoyable.
The ending felt a little empty. Like, there should have been another few pages to finish tying things up but it wan't terrible.
With that said, the tension of the story is good and the aspects that were well-fleshed out were compelling. Danny is a good and believable narrator, but sometimes he was difficult to connect with considering all of the issues he was facing. The writing captures his thoughts well. It is descriptive, easy to follow, and not tiring. Each of the characters has good depth and makes the story enoyable.
The ending felt a little empty. Like, there should have been another few pages to finish tying things up but it wan't terrible.