A Very Large Expanse of Sea

3.5 I liked Shirin's voice, which felt so authentically angry and teenagery and I appreciated that Mafi set this book in 2002, especially because there are so many (terrifying) parallels to today's political climate. However at it's core it's a slow-moving teenage romance without much plot, so I didn't love it in general. The obsessive & consuming fascination with a new romantic partner person felt right for that age. Interested to hear BOB team opinion.