The writing is good, the characters were meh, and the message went from being well timed and important to desperately preachy.

I received a complimentary copy of this title from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed are my own.

Well. That was not what I expected.

I'm not sure how I got "mermaids" out of the initial description, but that's what I was expecting. And that's on me. I also don't particular enjoy the preachy "save the world!" novels, even though I know they make a very valid point. But this was just a little too out-there for me.

I received an ARC of this from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This wasn’t my favourite and I struggled to get through it. I’ve been trying to figure out why because people really liked it. The writing itself is great, the story is somewhat interesting, the characters were ok...I think what it comes down to is that I just couldn’t suspend my belief to the extent this book required. The characters kept changing all the time making it difficult to keep track of or develop any sort of attachment. It has a great message about the environment, respecting it and taking care of it, but I thought it could have been executed a bit better.

After all that, this book is about the environment; past, present and future all wrapped up into separate parts with separate characters. The book issues it’s own warning that we are destroying our world and if we’re not careful, there won’t be anything left. It features a myriad of marine life who can communicate with humans and they work end up working together to do better for the environment, but not without their own struggles.

Not really for me but hey, it might be for you. I’m one of a few that didn’t really like but others seemed to.