2025/04/03 Third novel by a favorite author, and this one continued to impress! Such a haunting combination of darkness and light in characters, setting, and theme… dark and wild are apt descriptors. The narration too was captivating and so fitting to each character. The overall tempo so dynamic, in that it ebbed and flowed with suspense and tension, and everyday and geologic timescales; and it touched so many concepts close to my heart: the ocean, whales, the romance! Not often do I read something that makes me so sympathetic (maybe even heartbroken) towards the human characters while also conveying the wonder and tragedy of our relationship with the rest of the natural world.