What is the author's style in the novel, Things We Lost to the Water?

Eric Nguyen's novel Things We Lost to the Water is written from the third person point of view, and combines both the past and present tenses. The chapters labeled solely with the month and year are written in the first person. Those chapters labeled with a character's name and a year, are written in the past tense. The novel follows a largely linear structure, tracing Hương, Tuấn, and Ben's trip from Vietnam to the States, and their life in America over the subsequent years.