The Abyss Surrounds Us

Reread: 7/7/17: E Q U A L F O O T I N G ! ! !

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THE SCI-FI WLW ‘CAPTURED SEA MONSTER TRAINER/LONELY HARDENED PIRATE GIRL' STORY WE DESERVE

Things in this book that I am Here For:
• Ladies!!! So many ladies!!! Ladies loving ladies, ladies of color, ladies kicking ass, ladies being soft and kind and caring, ladies in positions of power, ladies at the bottom of the ranks, ladies with their own distinct personalities and motivations and hopes and dreams
• Lovable, flawed, queer WOC main character
• Enemies-to-friends-to-(almost) lovers NEED I SAY MORE
• A badass group of side characters including a conniving pirate queen/captain and a ride-or-die Pirate Squad with matching fish tattoos (Varma <3)
• Enormous, genetically manufactured, murderous sea monsters who are actually just sweet babies who want love and snacks (think: Toothless in How To Train Your Dragon)
• All the best forced proximity tropes: bed sharing, attached by handcuffs, and the always dramatic ‘our lives are twined together; you die/I die' scenario

There were a few writing things that irked me and I think the pacing was a little too fast in some places but I had a WHALE of a time reading it and I can't wait for the next book :')