I seem to be in the minority here, but this book really didn't do it for me. I felt the writing style skewed more middlegrade YA than adult YA, which is fine, but didn't necessarily match up to the content and themes of the story. I bought this book initially because I loved the cover, and the premise of gods under the sea and hints at mythical creatures were intriguing to me. But unfortunately that's where the positives end for me, mostly.

I feel like the plot pacing was off - too slow and fast in the opposite places. The characters seemed flat and underdeveloped and not particularly likeable. I didn't dislike them per se, but I didn't feel any connection to them. I wish the worldbuilding was better, because I really did enjoy the vague concept of the what little we were given - especially some of the types of gods, the river of souls, and the paper boat prayers. There just wasn't enough. The plot contrivances and coincidences paired with a lackluster romance (boo instalove!) just topped it off for me.