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Damn. Wow. That body horror made me puke at work but other than that it was a phenomenal and haunting book. (Not mad about the puking, that’s on me for having a weak stomach)

krrksch's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

zoeymcbain's review

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

kamcburns's review

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adventurous challenging mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

cryptidstar's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was so goood! as a queer ex swimmer also obsessed with mermaids (to a less intense degree) I was super excited to read this book and it didn’t disappoint. I feel like even though

sewing your legs together and ultimately escaping into the water to be a real life mermaid

is most definitely unhinged, it’s also the kind of unhinged that I think really represents the feeling of being a high achieving, mentally ill, queer high schooler. My least favorite part of the book was Ren and Cathy’s relationship simply because Ren clearly didn’t actually care for Cathy. I wish Ess was in the story for longer, but then again I also think smoking more weed might have made changed Ren’s trajectory a little too much.

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gregoryreadscomics's review against another edition

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3.0

I found this book to be more of a think book and less of a feel book. This book is Black Swan but with swimming instead of ballet. A harsh insight to the dangers of losing yourself into a competitive sport or really any all encompassing activity or hobby. Personally, I found the book to be just okay. It wasn’t bad. It wasn’t good. It just was. All in all, I don’t think this book was meant for me.

jaimygdala's review

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emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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