Status Updates From Burn the Water

Reading this feels 2D and I’m not sure how else to explain it.

There's a lot of similarity to Hunger Games. The war has been forced upon them. They've grown up hardened and worn. The protagonists are like mirror characters of each other, so their chapters are telling the same story. It's not a very productive choice - as if Gale and Katniss were the protagonists instead of Katniss and Peeta. There's also a lack of emotional connection in the writing.