I am not mentally, emotionally, or physically stable enough to deal with the repercussions of that cliffhanger and I will be sending Whit Stanfield the bill for my therapy. I am left with so many questions and concerns and the fact that I need to wait before I see how the story continues is something that will keep me awake at night for the next week. My love for this story was not instantaneous, but it gradually grew as the plot unfolded and I kept getting surprised. I absolutely loved that our main character was a woman of colour as it is not something I see in mermaid stories nearly as much as I should be. 

One of my favourite parts of the book is the attention to detail in the mythology and culture of the world. There were times when the in-depth explanations of things like Naiad anatomy or other such working mechanics on different topics became tedious as I was impatient to get back to the story, but it only added to the feeling of being taken on the journey with Maren (lord knows I would want to know everything as well). 

As I am incapable of distancing myself from the characters in the books I'm reading I was truly feeling all of Maren's emotions along with her. This made reading the book incredibly frustrating but it also made my personal feelings for the story grow in a way that can only be done when the writing reflects the emotions of the character in an accurate way. My being so wound up in Maren's (my) feelings while reading is probably why I missed a plot point that, looking back, was practically spelt out to me preceding its reveal. 

I had a lot of mixed feelings reading about her relationship with Kye throughout the book. There were a couple of moments before the redeeming revelation when I was practically yelling at my phone. Why was she conflicted about her emotions about him before he had even done anything remotely redeeming??

I am so grateful I got the opportunity to receive an ARC copy of this book and share my thoughts on it. I can't wait to see what else these characters and the world have in store for me!