In the second book of this series, we follow the story of Samantha, who has started a new chapter of her life by joining college and managing too many things at once while also being an active part of the research on Caribbean reef octopuses and developing diplomatic relations with them. I liked seeing how mutual understanding has been established between humans and the sentient beings of the ocean.

I feel as if this book had too many subplots, which resulted in clouding the main storyline of Charlie and Archimedes learning more about the human world, interactions with adapted wildlings, and Samantha attempting to make them understand how the consequences of global warming are caused by humans. I believe that learning about this will influence Nest's attitude towards humans and their perspective on relationships with them.

What I also feel is that the book's biggest drawback is that it feels repetitive at times. Except for Samantha and Charlie, as a reader, I didn't feel any connection with the other characters. Even their dynamics with one another felt surface-level. Sam's bonds with her brother and her boyfriend, Peter, were explored more in this book, but there's still room for more depth in their characterization.

My favorite part of this book is its ending when things get very intense and serious as a Category Six storm adds an unexpected twist to the story and changes everything. I doubt if things will go back to being normal for Samantha, Charlie, and his nest, or how the nest will perceive humans after realizing the storm is the result of human greed and ignorance regarding the impact of climate change on other animals.

Overall, it was a decent, fast-paced read that sets up anticipation for the next book.