Some things were too on the nose, so lowered rating as such

 "Solomon is not afraid to worldbuild and it shows in this work. However, they do focus on relationships a little too much sometimes that it detracts from the story, but a solid novella nonetheless.

Prose: fine, but Solomon does not think we remember things easily so they remind us of facts constantly that it got annoying

Plot: Without spoilers, it's simple, but decent

Pace: solid, it's not that long

Characters: mostly 2D, but the depth of characters are not the focus of this story, even though a relationship does happen, it's more of used a distraction

Vibe: Watery with an edge of darkness of the past

Worldbuilding: where this book shines is the knowledge of the wajinru, how they behave, act, and mannerisms that it feels like we are there with Yetu.
For being under 200 pages, it's a solid world they built

Go in for the mermaids, stay for the worldbuilding and vibes.

4/5