Ms. Kang has made me have feelings for shipwrecks and inanimate objects that include corpses. How did she do that? She wove a lovely tale involving two people that were halves and made them whole as individuals and as one. Anda's nature of violence with reason was terrifying and yet beautiful. Her love of the items destructed washed unto me. Hector's being broken did not stop him from caring for Anda and her oddities. This story was so moving without much dialogue. Typically I am not a fan of books without dialogue but this one reeled me in and kept me there until the last wave was gone. I received a free ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Netgalley!

What a dark book. I'm not quite sure how I feel about the book. It took me forever to finish. I kept having to stop to think about what I was reading and how I felt about it. I kept needing to confirm that I did, indeed, want to finish this book (the honest answer was no, but the type A answer was yes).

Not sure of what I should have expected from the book but I wasn't expecting what I got. The story is deep, dark, and explores true nature when you're trapped in two worlds. How humans perceive good versus precieved evil. I think knowing what Anda was earlier in the book would have helped. Throughout the book (from page 1) there's always mention of what she is, there's always hints at what she is but her true nature isn't revealed until the very end of the book and by then - I was over it.

Same goes for Hector's story. You know that the kid is traumatized, you know something isn't right, but we don't find out until the end of the book. It's almost like I spent the whole book playing mystery theater as both Hector and Anda (which is probably what the author intended) but I kind of hated it.

Don't get me the wrong, the book was well written. The story is interesting developed and it seems like Kang put a good deal of planning into the book. Personally, I just can't stand books like this with dueling perspectives and neither one actually making any sense or providing some clarity.

Would I read this book again? Nope. Would I recommend it to a friend? Probably nope. Will I remember this book in a few months and a few dozen books in-between? Maybe (probably) for the trauma that it's caused. Read at your own risk and be prepared to be frustrated but fascinated at the same time.

I have been DYING to read this since I found out about this book and because of netgalley (THANNNKKK YOUUU!!!), I got an arc for an honest review and I was left breathless from this novel. It was such a beautiful, dark, dangerous love story that is right up my alley. I was hooked and lost at sea, sucked in from the beginning.