Fathomless: A tidal wave of emotions in this novel

Fathomless by Jackson Pearce was a truly magnificent read, 5 out of 5 stars. The only real detail I think it missed was that I was never quite clear if they were supposed to have tails because of the covers or not. The ocean girls in the book are described to have beauty, but their legs are usually left out of the picture. So, for the sake of my gifs, let's pretend they do.

This book was hard to put down. It's a thrilling tale about Lo, a girl who once was a human named Nadia. She can not remember her human self and can feel herself being lost to the ocean entirely. I have to say that the ending made me sad, but it was at least realistic. Lo struggles with her identity as an ocean girl, and as Nadia, the human girl she was. Cecilia is a triplet who can see the past, her sisters can see the present (people's thoughts) as well as the future.

 One night a boy falls over the railing, and Molly, another ocean girl, tries to drown him. There is a legend that if you can force a human to love you and drown them then the ocean girl will claim the soul and walk out of the ocean human once more. Molly and Lo want this. 

Jude is rescued by Lo and Cecilia as well, letting their lives intersect. Lo struggles to find her identity, as an ocean girl, as a human named Nadia that Cecilia helps her remember, and that the fact that one day she may turn into an angel. But what are these angels really? Is the person who made them ocean girls, taking away their humanity, angels or monsters? What will happen to Lo? Will she forget Nadia all together? Will Lo die and become another person entirely? Will Cecilia be able to help and will Jude ever be able to love Lo so she can have his soul? This book is full of suspense. 

The best thing about this book is that I could never guess the ending. The struggle to be who you are, finding your own identity, for both Cecilia and Lo are incredible. They grow as characters right before your eyes, giving you wonderful insight to their motivations and fears. I recommend this book for all of these reasons. Really, it was just beautifully done all around.