I didn’t love this one as much as Into the Drowning Deep. But I did still love it! It’s short and it moves slowly. But I liked that we got the set up and the introductions to the various characters. (We don’t get to know a ton about the characters, but it’s enough to get the broad strokes.) It was fun to see the “professional mermaids” compared to the sea creatures. And it was creepy! Especially since none of the characters did anything dumb or irrational. I wanted more! But I guess that’s what Into the Drowning Deep is for.

Someone described this as “bisexuals fighting killer mermaids” and I was sold! I’d say it’s pretty accurate too. This was such a fun “monster in the house” type book. And it was legitimately creepy and even frightening in certain parts. I don’t read a lot of these types of books, but I still recognized some familiar tropes of the genre. Still, I was surprised in places and loved the slow reveal of the mermaids. I was stressed for our cast and didn’t know who (if anyone) was going to make it. I loved that we had a diverse cast with some LGBT and disability representation. And I loved learning the secrets of the mermaid biology! It was also fun that we got several different points of view - e.g., the dolphin interlude. Really enjoyed reading this one!