*I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

I saw murder mystery on a ship of magical passengers and knew I had to read this immediately. I have to admit, I struggled through the first 25% of this. The world building and magic are very surface level and I was getting bogged down in poking holes in what was happening, but once bodies started dropping I stopped caring so much about the world and let myself get pulled into the mystery which led to a much more successful reading experience. I should have known when I saw "TikTok sensation" that this wouldn't read as standard adult SFF and it didn't but I think going in with the expectation that it will read more New Adult helps.

I liked Ganymedes as a main character. He is flawed and has some serious issues (including but not limited to suicide ideation and disordered eating) but the way it was written felt relatable to me. I have seen other reviewers criticize this though so your mileage may vary. I also appreciated how casually diverse this cast of characters was and how White was able to make me care about them so quickly.

I am such a sucker for an isolated closed circle mystery and I found myself continuously compelled to keep reading so I think my high of finishing the book and solving the mystery is probably making me rate this higher than I would if I was rating purely on craft. But I had a really great time reading this so, I would highly recommend to anyone who loves a fantasy mystery blend and is willing to just go along for the ride.