"...I was struck by how quickly the thoughts that occupied my mind at home became irrelevant once I stepped outside..."

~ A VERY loose plot, much more about the vibes with this one ~ We meet our young protagonist, a teenage girl in 1980s Mexico City. We hop between getting to know her city world full of grimy punk club venues and artistes and then the getaway she takes with, of course, a guy she's attracted to, to a beachside town in Oaxaca. She has a reason for this escape but it's not really the reason. She's teenage, that time when you think you're adult enough to do everything, but also not familiar enough with the often unexplainable behavior of adults around you.

I wanted to love this, but I find myself barely remembering any details about the book even a week later. I did like the juxtaposition of the energy and materials and angles in the city versus the lazy beachside town where things can be more wavy and dreamlike. That imagery was good. Not everything is always a hit, but I always appreciate reading books from independent publishers since they lean more off the beaten path in story or form.