Thanks to Insta Book Tours for organizing the tour, as well as @olumide_popoola_writer and @cassavarepublicpress for having me on the tour of Like Water Like Sea.

I found this book extremely hard-hitting, especially when it deals with grief, depression, and the loss of a sibling, and to me, the loss of a parent in one way in the way the story has come across. However, we also go through self-discovery, love, and, as I said before, depression and other mental illness, which is why I found this book a hard read. I felt so many emotions while reading this book; I kept having to take a step away to go back to it. We have so many things hit, like pansexuality, mental health representation, mother's health representation, and self-discovery; each of these is hard-hitting in its own way.

I enjoyed the perspectives in this book, with Nia's perspective predominantly, but also sections near the start that explore the lives of her sister and mother. I further enjoyed the prose in this book, and it is really captivating.

Nia's perspective, along with glimpses into her sister and mother's lives, adds layers to the narrative. The author's prose is captivating, drawing readers into a world of complex emotions and challenges 

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