A review by gabalodon
The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah

2.0

I was very underwhelmed by this one. The worldbuilding set-up is incredible and I think the plot beats were done well at a macro level. I'm all on board for a bottom-of-the-ocean post-apocalypic society with layers of government conspiracy to unearth and some genetically altered marine monsters. The big plot twist/reveal in the middle was fun and unanticipated and added an interesting dynamic. Unfortunately, I didn't think the writing was great, the characters had the personality of rocks, and some of the plot leaps (especially at the end) on a micro level were not very believable. A lot of the political and moral commentary was very heavy-handed. Most distracting and annoying were the descriptions whenever Ari came on page. If I never hear about fiery, amber, honey, coppery eyes or skin again, it will be too soon.