The Deep is a beautiful work of art! The language has a rhythm to it that takes a little getting used to, but once you fall into it, it is soothing like hearing waves against the shore.
If you are looking at the cover and hoping for a Disney-like mermaid story, don't get your hopes up any farther. This isn't a typical mermaid fairy tale, so anyone expecting songs and singing crabs is going to be very disappointed. There's a darkness to this story, a sadness wrapped around every turn of the page. It's built so well into the story that the reader can feel its weight but still crave it, like a fish craves the pressure of water against it's fins.
Thank you to NetGalley for my copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
If you are looking at the cover and hoping for a Disney-like mermaid story, don't get your hopes up any farther. This isn't a typical mermaid fairy tale, so anyone expecting songs and singing crabs is going to be very disappointed. There's a darkness to this story, a sadness wrapped around every turn of the page. It's built so well into the story that the reader can feel its weight but still crave it, like a fish craves the pressure of water against it's fins.
Thank you to NetGalley for my copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.