Aei’s Reviews > Into the Drowning Deep > Status Update

The tension is high and they’re taking too much time to one up each other or make witty comments. Also, why haven’t they started the boat and left?!

It seems as if the characters’ reactions to seeing mermaids, people on the ship being attacked/killed are not enough for me? Is that intentional? Like is it intentional for me to also be caught off guard by these things because of the characters’ being caught off guard? Or maybe it’s the pacing of the book?

But it feels like everyone is so “no big deal” when I’m expecting more “wtf! holy shit?!”

Wondering how much research went into this! Also loving this narrator.