Only Spell Deep

Overall Rating: 3/5 (3.5 at most)

Drown in the deep...

Before I get into the nitty gritty, as a warning... please do take heed of the trigger warnings in the front of this book BEFORE you dive headfirst into it. It is a very dark, very heavy book emotion-wise.

I'm sorry, I really wanted to love this more than I did. I was drawn forward by the elements of darkness, of the witchy feel, and the magic, and the overall dark, gothic feel of the novel. I loved the concept of a goddess in the deep like the Fathom that we were introduced to and that the story slowly build itself around.... of our main character, and the thought of a world of magic and secrets hidden within the world that we know today.

Maybe it is my neurodivergent mind, but I found this storyline really hard to grasp, and really hard to keep track of what exactly was going on. I found the random flashes from modern to past random at best, and sometimes utterly confusing for me. I had to take multiple breaks to give my brain a rest. I give massive kudos to the world, to the dark magic, and the clandestine secrets it holds...

The message that power is deadly in the wrong hands... and trust is something easily broken... I loved that...but this was not for me.