The first beautiful thing about this book is the cover. It's hard to tell from looking at the picture on the screen, but the actual book cover slightly shimmers when it is held below the light. The second beautiful thing about this book is the writing. Like the sea, it flows at a certain pace -- slow and steady in its descriptions, yet fast and furious when something big and dangerous is happening. This book had many surprising reveals throughout, both in plot and in its characters. I can honestly say for ALL of the main characters -- no one is who they appear to be at first. I don't mean this is a bad way: I just mean that they all have secrets they are keeping, either because they are trying to protect themselves or someone they love. I was most fascinated by Rio's aunt Maire, because while she had a lot of knowledge and answers for Rio, our main character didn't trust her right away and I wasn't sure I did either... 
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