![]() But, the events occurring happen in a way that made me feel like I was watching through translucent glass. The prose is transportive and has the power of a punch to the face. My problem with the book, though, is that it feels locked in place, unable to breach the surface of its own pool of ideas. Rocklyn crafts a unique world that could support multiple full-length novels. The Lovecraftian tale borrows elements of Rosemary’s Baby and other horrific stories. Meanwhile, she struggles to decide whether she even wants to be pregnant, a status her shipmates assert will help them survive.įlowers for the Sea will undoubtedly titillate horror readers. But Iraxi’s shipmates may prove the most nefarious and dangerous foes. The waters churn with the movements of dangerous fanged creatures while wraith-like beings glide through the skies. She’s managed to make herself part of a small community on a ship, a collection of survivors who remain after an apocalyptic event forced the small remainder of humanity to the sea. Iraxi is pregnant, and the baby might not be human. Overall, Flowers for the Sea stumbles to the finish line, but it will likely captivate many readers, and for that, I praise it. ![]() ![]() The book brims with gripping prose, telling a heart-wrenching and terrifying tale. Flowers for the Sea is a marine biologist’s nightmare and a climate change activist’s worst-case future. Rocklyn’s horror novella gives readers a striking debut. ![]()
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