A review by bookish_emily
Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys

3.0

Winter Tide follows Aphra Marsh, a subspecies of human who will one day change into a near-immortal fish-like being and join her people under the sea. Until then, she and her brother must survive the hostility of other humans who don't understand her kind and who are experimenting with forces they do not fully comprehend. While the story gets off to a slow start, it picks up later on and has a satisfactory ending. The book is also part historical fiction, taking place a few years after the end of WWII. I admit that I probably missed out on some appreciation of the tale because I have not yet read any of H. P. Lovecraft's works, but despite that I still enjoyed the book.