It feels wrong, in a way, to give something clearly so personal a low rating. I was hoping, since mermaids are my favorite fantasy creatures and I enjoyed the second collection in this series more than the first, that I would really like this conclusion. Unfortunately, the mermaid’s voice returns in this one wasn’t my cup of tea. My favorite poems weren’t even by Lovelace; they were some of the included poems by guest authors. I especially liked the pieces by Jenna Claire and Sophia Elaine Hanson.

Hopefully I’ll enjoy Lovelace’s other collections more as I marathon them in an attempt to get on track with my Goodreads challenge.

CW: From the start of the book: “contains sensitive material relating to child abuse, gun violence, intimate partner abuse, sexual assault, eating disorders, self-harm, suicide, alcohol, trauma, death, violence, fire, & possibly more”