I started laughing on the first page with the mention of the Tentacular Tales merch t-shirts and their slogans. I continued laughing at the pet names River kept coming up with for Kai. I was in hysterics at the end with their quirky wedding. So in other words, I couldn’t stop laughing throughout the entire book.

Yes, there are serious moments that our serious/grumpy Kai and the ever excitable hilarious River must face together. Including the very important Sanctioning Ceremony that River knows nothing about and there’s a new threat looming that changes everything, and to top it all off a very unexpected plot twist!

I was fully engaged from the get go and finished this in one sitting. There’s plenty of tentacle steamy times, pop culture references galore, some drama/action balanced nicely with some romance and plenty of side character surprises to keep things interesting. This entire serious is absolutely brilliant and I look forward to more.