“Swallowing Stones” is about 2 “normal” high school students. But, on July 4, both of their live will be extremely changed. Michael had a party that night, and was showing off his new gun. Jenna, on that same night, was at home. Michael had fired his gun into the sky, and about a mile of flight later, the bullet struck Jenna’s father, killing him. They both go through the stages of grief and at the end accept each-other.

The book, in my opinion, was dragged out to the point where you could predict the end. Speaking of the end, the end is terrible. Leaving you on a cliffhanger with no sequel book or epilogue. The book had some good vocabulary, and the characters actions were relatable. To rate it 1-10, I would give it a 5/10. Though the characters are nicely developed, the ending ruined the entire book for me.