The premise of the book hooked me immediately, and I loved the idea of a cosmic horror centered on grief and loss. Unfortunately, it was incredibly slow paced from the get-go, arguably getting MUCH slower during the second part/story recollection. The final act was interesting, but I was so ready for this book to be over. I was mentally checked out, which is unfortunate because I would have liked the ending more had the pacing not been so terrible.

NOT THE DEAD PERSON FISH MONSTER SEX. I had to legit skip through that part ngl

*tandem read ebook + audiobook*