I received this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

On the coast of what used to be Devon sits a small inn called Skyward Inn. It's a place where people come to relax and share stories and it's run by a human woman called Jem, and a not-so-human Isley. Jem and Isley have a close relationship, and Jem feels more comfortable with Isley than her own family - including her son Fosse who lives nearby with his uncle. But as strange things start happening, and strangers appear on the shores, Jem finds herself reaching out to Fosse and connecting with him in a way she never did before.

This book was just...not what I thought it was going to be, to be honest, and maybe because of this I really struggled with it and I don't think I enjoyed it at all. I know this book is being compared a little bit to the Wayfarers Series by Becky Chambers, and while there are some similarities such as the slower pace, the easy exploration of space without guns and bloodshed but I also think it's very different in lots of other ways and may not suit readers who prefer Becky Chamber's storytelling.

I was confused for a good portion of the book trying to figure out what was going on, and I honestly, can't say for certain I 100% knew what had happened by the time I finished it. The story and writing just didn't gel with me at all, and I felt myself very disconnected to the story and part of this may have just been disappointment when I realised early on, the style of writing was not what I expected it to be.

I've read a good bit of science fiction now and sometimes the stories stick with you, and sometimes they don't and this was just the case of a don't.