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This is not a happy story, but hey- neither is The Little Mermaid. 

The Seas by Samantha Hunt

December 19, 2019 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

I devoured Samantha Hunt’s previous novel, Mr. Splitfoot, last year and it easily fell into my top 10 of the decade (If you have yet to come across Mr. Splitfoot then I implore you to check it out; it has everything you’ll ever need: ghosts! cults! comets!) but The Seas easily steals a spot among my favorites of all time. The Seas is slim, spare, and haunting.  I have always been drawn to tales of maritime peril, and while there is no shipwreck here there are […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: alcoholism, coastal life, dark, desire, destiny, magical realism, maritime peril, Mermaid, Mr. Splitfoot, ptsd, samantha hunt

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR11 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: alcoholism, coastal life, dark, desire, destiny, magical realism, maritime peril, Mermaid, Mr. Splitfoot, ptsd, samantha hunt ·
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