How Are You? she demanded. Fine, she barked. A Review of The Water Tower

 The Water Tower has a fantastic premise, but I think it could have used a little more editing. The attributions to the speakers seemed excessive. Characters rarely said anything. They barked their dialogue or demanded an answer even if it was a common question. Demanding answers is kind of hostile. Sometimes a character

"smiled" their dialogue. How does one smile dialogue. Maybe it's just a pet peeve of mine, but when it comes to attributions, less is more. 
  
Like I said, the premise is a good one. The main character kept telling everyone about her discoveries, her friends, her new boyfriend, absolutely everyone knew about her sleuthing. Some things are better left unsaid, which she found out the hard way. So, the idea of the story was fine, but I wanted to tell the protagonist to be quiet. 

Thanks to Netgalley and Level Best Books for allowing me to read and review an eARC of The Water Tower.