Nicely fucked up little relationship paired with a pretty good horror mystery. I'm always a sucker for any sort of maritime/naval themed horror, and A Bone in His Teeth definitely scratched that itch. 

I ticked "it's complicated" for the diverse cast only because while there are obviously plenty of queer characters present within the book, none of the characters are explicitly coded or written as not white. 

While there are sex scenes in the book, the overall plot and relationship between Alba and Eridanys is still the main focus, and I wouldn't consider the amount of sex scenes excessive. The sex scenes were written pretty well, and I did enjoy that consensual rough sex was depicted – I find that when sex is explicitly detailed in a book, it tends to lean on the more vanilla side. It was a nice change of pace.