I almost DNF’d this at 80% and I probably should’ve. 

5/5 stars. Crying and in need of emotional support after this.

I surprisingly won this book in a Goodreads giveaway and just finished reading the ARC. Ironically, out of all of the books I read this year, this may have been my favorite read. The connections, the love, the trauma, the hope, the despair. I am ugly crying. I didn't expect to fall so in love with this book.

I couldn't put this book down. I read it from start to finish in one sitting (only with bathroom breaks). The writing was beautiful, the story was beautiful, the message was beautiful.

There is a part with some whales that is incredibly heartbreaking, for those of you that would want to know whether they live or die,

they end up living. It's a heart-wrenching scene, but when you make it through, you'll be relieved and joyful.

I loved seeing the connections form between these characters and to see how they broke and forged together. I'm not sure that I really have anything bad to say about this story.

I was at first apprehensive about the multiple POVs but it was so well-done that it wasn’t an issue at all. It actually offered more for the story than had it been one POV.

This was a story of one woman washing up on shore in search of her husband only to be saved by a teenage girl. It then follows her search for her husband while expanding on the lives of this family and their connections severed and created. We learn the dark truths of this island and the haunting past that shaped this family.

It is a mystery as well as a story about love, loss and healing.

Goodreads Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7010673275
Fable Review: https://fable.co/review/df41458a-2f1f-4e62-b1dd-0c8958488a4f/share

I really enjoyed this. I loved the psychological aspect of this book, the paranormal, and the family drama. I thought this was the right amount of spooky too.

This could've had 5 stars but the beginning 50-75% of this book was so slow. The interview didn't start until maybe 70% if I'm remembering correctly. And unfortunately once we got into the actual interview, it was cut short by the book ending. I honestly couldn't believe that the book ended when it did. I expected the whole book to be based on the interview, but the beginning 50-70% was following the main character's life from a child up until the point of his life when he conducts the interview. If the author either cut the beginning part a bit shorter or extended the end of this book, the story would've really benefited. 

All of that being said, I still thoroughly enjoyed this. There are a lot of horror author references in this book too which if you're like me, you'll probably also enjoy.

I also appreciated how this book handled the discussion about religion. I thought it was interesting and well done.