Such a wonderful mix of history, romance, fantasy, and emotion. I've never been a huge mermaid reader but this one sucked me in easily. Fama created creepy, beautiful mermaids who weren't cliche. The flashbacks were handled with eloquence and the history flows with absolutely no awkwardness. I figured out tiny parts as I went (and I wanted to scream at the MC to be a big girl and look at the facts) but overall I LOVED the mystery intertwined with self discovery and danger.