This book was a nice surprise. While I was reading it I would suddenly felt washed by a wave of calmness. Of stillness and wonder. But sometimes too much stillness. 
 I've said before how much I love magical realism, where fantasy doesn't lead the story but only enhances the symbols and hidden messages of reality. Kirsty Logan surely knows how to use it. Beautifully written, the whole story is full of melancholy, with characters and situations both depressing and uplifting. The book is about water and earth, mothers and daughters, death and life. 
 In a post-apocaliptical world, where the sea covered most of the earth, there are two types of people, the landlockers who live on islands, and the Damplings who spend their days on the sea. Two women, a gracekeeper (in charge of the graveyards on the ocean) and a sea-circus performer with her bear (view spoiler)[(the latter who actually doesn't play much of a role and was probably even unnecessary) (hide spoiler)], each carrying their own secrets and burdens, find each other and with it a way to change their future. 
 I probably can't say that I adored the book, and that I will treasure it in my heart for years to come, but it is definitely magic and worth reading.