I went into this story blind. Simply based on the cover I was expecting a different story, something more wild teen free spirit. The story is well written and the narrator did a great job bringing the characters to life. there is some kind of magic/curse/ability that this family gets from drinking the water, I feel like that could have been explored more or explained more, like what does it actually do? and Mayhem seems to be reallt good at it from the begining? I dont know, I at least was missing something. The romance seemed to kind of just happen because they were there, I didn't feel it. The magic coming from water kind of made me think of Tuck Everlasting but more specifically the movie than the book.

Please read the trigger warning before picking this read up. The author does provide a list at the beginning of the book.

Mayhem and her mom’s relationship is complicated and at the heart of the story. There’s generational trauma, beachside murders, and some fantastical mystery mixed in.