Point of View

The first point to note about the book’s overall narrative point of view is that it is written in present tense. Even aspects of narrative that move into a character’s past are written as though they are taking place in that character’s present. This lends the narrative a sense of immediacy, of being in the moment with the characters as they are having and/or recalling an experience.

The more significant element of the narrative’s overall point of view is the fact that for the most part, it unfolds from the third-person limited point of view – that is, focusing on the experiences and perspectives of central character and protagonist Shay. There are points within the separate chapters at which the point of view shifts into that of another character. At certain moments, for example, the narrative focuses on the characters of...