Emily

One of my all time favorites.

This has been my favorite fantasy world since I first read it, and it stands up to rereads. 4.5 stars only because the latter two in the series are better.

Equal parts hilarious and infuriating. 5 stars.

I was a little concerned at first since the first chapter was very basic for my knowledge level, however once it got into the creatures, I learned a lot. I particularly liked the emphasis on tracing how the folklore changed over time. I would have liked to see more creatures included, but that's a minor complaint.

I'm torn on how to rate this one. 95% of it is 5 stars, fantastic, then the ending just...ended. All neatly tied up, one simple action and everything is solved, no more danger. It's really thrown off my whole experience with the book.

Still very much worth reading for Grant's take on the ecology of mermaids!