We Came to Welcome You by Vincent Tirado is a sapphic psychologically thriller about a married couple moving into a gated community. The HOA of the community is pushy and strange. Sol struggles to fit in with the neighbors and has a deep distrust of them, where her wife Alice seems to have 'drank the Kool-Aid'. Sol questions if there is something strange going on or if she is losing her mind. Alice just wants her to try to fit in, causing issues with their marriage.
This story is slow paced and slightly repetitive in parts. The ending is a bit rushed and doesn't really explain anything satisfactorily. I was also annoyed by the fact that Sol was described as a PHD scientist and a genius, yet she couldn't logically analysis what was happening. The only excuse for this was that she was a drunk with mental health issues but that seemed to0 cliche for me. The whole story about her job seemed out of place with the plot as well. The story wasn't awful but it just didn't sit right with me because I think if someone is as smart as Sol, or even Alice, then they would have done a lot more investigating of their weird symptoms when they moved in. I am not fond of writer's ,writing strong women then making them act crazy so this wasn't for me. It also lacked in suspense and creepiness for being a horror.
Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow for the advanced copy of the book. The opinions are my own.