I received this book from NetGalley for Review.

 

The thing I loved the most about this book was the setting and the concept. Beyond that, I am left with mixed feelings.

 

As a lover of mythology, I felt that this book had too many "creatures" from mythology. There's a lot of overlap when it comes to underwater mythology that this felt over-saturated, and a little redundant at times. Every culture that is/was seafaring, has "mermaids" but not every culture calls them mermaids.

There are three POVs, and I had a really hard time staying invested in the characters. None of them were particularly likable. The dialogue also felt, for lack of a better word, young. This book is marketed as Adult Fantasy, but it felt like YA. It felt and read like it was targeted at 14-year-olds. Not a bad thing on its own, but if a book is labeled as Adult, I want to read like it's aimed at Adults. 

I was, unfortunately, pretty bored the whole time I was reading this. It felt like a chore to read, and that makes me kind of sad because I mentioned, I love mythology, and the premise is why I wanted to read this. But with an underdeveloped world, and characters I couldn't stay invested in, this book fell flat for me. This book has promise, and I think there is a market for it. It just didn't work for me.