The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan - Review

I didn't know there was a Sarah Crossan book out there that I hadn't read! I feel like I've managed to keep up with her stuff quite well, and indeed I had because I had bought this one on Kindle but then forgotten about it and only saw it when I was scrolling through my Kindle at the end of January. Honestly there are way too many books on my Kindle app and while I did thin some out that I think I will never get round to reading, I also feel like I could be reading forever and still not get to the end. Let that be a lesson is not spending just a few quid here and there and instead getting around to stuff I really want to read!

Like most of Sarah Crossan's books, this one is told in verse. It is the story of Kasienka and her mother. They live in Gdansk in Poland with Kasienka's dad. But then one day he leaves for the UK. At the beginning of the book Kasienka and her mother have come to England to try to find him. 

They know he lives in Coventry so that's where they are too. They are living in one room and sharing a bed. There is a man living next door with whom they share a bathroom and with whom they become friends. Cassie is put into Year 7 at her school even though she is almost thirteen, because they don't know her academic skills. After Christmas she gets put into Year 8 and she starts a relationship with a boy at her swimming class, who is in Year 9. 

She is bullied by some of the other girls just because she is different, really. I liked this aspect of the book and really felt for Cassie. Her mum makes her go out at night so they can both search for her dad - a bit fruitless in a place the size of Coventry I think! 

I liked the ending of this book but don't want to give any spoilers. I think this was really good, especially for the middle grade age. A four out of five.