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Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
3.5
dark funny tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This was a fun enough creature feature, I liked the overall story, the mermaids and the research the author clearly did. It felt more 'real', in a way, than other books. 
It was a little too long, though, and contained too many POV switches for me, I couldn't really connect with any of the characters. For so many POVs, the focus was too much on the story itself, so story and format didn't really fit for me. Also I hoped the scientists would
save the day with their science
.

BUT it had pretty good autism representation, where the autistic character was not some kind of magical superpower girl nor the ridiculously socially tone-deaf comical relief, so that gives it another half star.