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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sorry was too slow and spent too much time on science-related explanations to keep me interested.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Supposedly intelligent characters die to their own incompetence when the could just leave at any time.
The author didn't seem to have any plan beyond mermaids attack, which is dragged out over a hundred pages it didn't need before the book suddenly ends with no resolution of any of the actual plots.
The author didn't seem to have any plan beyond mermaids attack, which is dragged out over a hundred pages it didn't need before the book suddenly ends with no resolution of any of the actual plots.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Complete page turner. Could not put this book down. Deeply unsettling in the best way.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I only had to look up a few of the marine terms, and I consider that a win. It felt like an immersive novel and that there were enough context clues to learn most everything. There’s no real way to talk about the setting without giving major ideas away, but just know that mermaids are vicious and sapphics are smart.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Compelling, descriptive, evocative. The best three words to sum up this book. It took me a while to read since I've been busy with a new job, but dear heavens, it was worth the time. The characters are not all lovable and easy to cheer on. The plot was stunning and left little to no holes for us to fill. I wish the epilogue gave more insight into the aftermath, with the scientists announcing what they found, but I'll happily imagine it all goes beautifully. I think I just found a new auto-read author for myself based on writing style alone. I was disgusted and captivated the entire time I had it in my hands, will be screaming from the rooftops to my Danger & Donuts book club (horror/thriller book club) about this book. I'll be making a journal note with all my favorite quotes because holy f*** there are so many.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship
dark
informative
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Forewarning - if you do not enjoy sciency talk you will not enjoy this book.
This story was a fascinating rendition on humanity's want to uncover the unknown and regretting what they find. In this case, mermaids. But not the beautiful mermaids like in H2O, no sirree, these murder mistresses would rather rip out your throat.
I had high hopes for this book going into spooky season since A) I am deeply afraid of the ocean and B) love mermaids, but I will say I was disappointed. While I found the narration highly intriguing and the characters relatable the story did not fill me with the dread that I expect from the horror genre. Overall I am glad that I read it and I love that the main couple is sapphic. However, I would not read it again if I was asked.
slow-paced
this book is so SLOW for a monster horror. Cool concepts and cool characters but holy shit things should happen in a book