Synopsis:
Cas has fought pirates her entire life. But can she survive living among them?
For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She’s been a Reckoner trainer-in-training ever since she could walk, raising the genetically-engineered beasts to defend ships as they cross the pirate-infested NeoPacific. But when the pirate queen Santa Elena swoops in on Cas’s first solo mission and snatches her from the bloodstained decks, Cas’s dream of being a full-time trainer seems dead in the water.
There’s no time to mourn. Waiting for her on the pirate ship is an unhatched Reckoner pup. Santa Elena wants to take back the seas with a monster of her own, and she needs a proper trainer to do it. She orders Cas to raise the pup, make sure he imprints on her ship, and, when the time comes, teach him to fight for the pirates. If Cas fails, her blood will be the next to paint the sea.
Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟
This book has everything I love: pirates, sea monsters, and gay girls.
The Abyss Surrounds Us is wickedly good. It's fast-paced, got a tight plot, and did I mention gay girls? Emily Skrutskie's world-building is interesting and has enough depth to feel believable, though I do think she could have pushed it a little deeper. This is definitely a YA read, which I didn't realize until I started reading. This is an extremely strong addition to the ever-growing YA genre.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, but it's not a five star read for me because of the writing. It does the job, but doesn't push to be really, really good. Skrutskie is excellent at writing action scenes, however.
Y'all gotta read this book.
The Abyss Surrounds Us is wickedly good. It's fast-paced, got a tight plot, and did I mention gay girls? Emily Skrutskie's world-building is interesting and has enough depth to feel believable, though I do think she could have pushed it a little deeper. This is definitely a YA read, which I didn't realize until I started reading. This is an extremely strong addition to the ever-growing YA genre.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel, but it's not a five star read for me because of the writing. It does the job, but doesn't push to be really, really good. Skrutskie is excellent at writing action scenes, however.
Y'all gotta read this book.
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