I'm not a big fan of fantasy, so I wasn't sure if I'd be able to get into this. I'll admit I almost DNFd at only a few pages in, but I'm glad I pushed through. While I didn't love the plot, I really liked the lyrical writing style and dark atmosphere, and I liked the two main characters. I wish this were longer so I could have better understood the plot and gotten more attached to the characters. I'm usually not into retellings, but I do love mermaids and Frankenstein's monster type stuff, so I found this enjoyable. Especially with the way it leans into horror! It makes sense to me that mermaids would be scary.