I gave this one three stars because Marcellus really did save this one for me. I do wish he had more page time because he was way more interesting than Cameron and I expected he’d be on the page more by the way everyone was raving about Marcellus. It was also nice to see Tova be independent at her age when others her age didn’t understand. 

Things that would’ve increased my enjoyment: more Tova (backstory and with Ethan), less Cameron, more Marcellus, and even a POV at the end from the new character. 

I personally don’t see why everyone is loving this and I even considered DNFing this a few times. Luckily, the audiobook saved it for me (and saved the rating) so I could finish it up while working. 

I agree with a few other reviewers that I would love to see this author write something completely from the POV of an octopus in the wild. I’d definitely pick that up.

I would also say when it comes to anthropomorphic animals in 2022 releases, Marcellus exceeds Six Thirty.

All in all, a found family book that could’ve used a tight edit.