A review by readingariannarose
Vampires at Sea by Lindsay Merbaum

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I just…did not enjoy this, personally. The pacing was fast, there was little world building, little backstory or depth to the characters, and at times I felt a bit lost on what was actively going on because things weren’t being described or elaborated on to the audience.

The queer and poly representation also felt lacking, if not problematic at times, despite being a queer poly book.

I guess I’m just not entirely sure what the point was? What the book/story was striving to achieve? Meaning there was promise but it didn’t stick the landing. For example, the emotion vampire concept? Thats so cool, I wish it had been explored more thoroughly! Or the MC getting flashbacks of her past self (or previous lives, maybe?) because she’s so old she doesn’t remember who she was before anymore? Also a cool thing I wish had more page-time! It feels underdeveloped, essentially.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC.