#mertag

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underwater lights | source

[mistwraiths]

3.5 stars

The Alcazar is the sequel to The Cerulean, and picks up shortly after the first book. Sera, Leo, and Agnes have fled Kaolin and are making their way to Pelago where the mysterious island Braxos and the tether awaits.

Like it's predecessor, this book is a fairly easy and engaging read. It's not super fast paced and it's not slow, but it's interesting enough to keep you going all the way to the end. I actually feel we don't get to spend as much time with the characters in the sense that they grow and develop, but I would have really liked to see more of it. Everything is also a little too easy.

The best part is actually what's going on in the City Above the Sky, the secrets that Leela is discovering. I enjoyed her parts for more than anyone else's even though I really liked all the characters. The two villains, although that's not the best term for them since I don't see them as particularly villainous, are multi-faceted.

Overall, it answered a lot of things and ignored its big issue with Kaolin the first book. It was a pretty okay read. I liked the concept and the Ceruleans, the Arboreals, and the Mertags.

[rudegarou]

dude I love your mertag 💘

thanks babe 💕💕💕

[jokermun-old]

APH England for 9c, palette 4, mermaid owo Thanks!

so many light colors * w *

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peaceful moment alone in the ocean | source

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rockfish and perch in a bull kelp forest off vancouver island | source

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inside a kelp forest in the salish sea | source

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peaceful beach sunset | source

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bripvanders on ig | source

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portuguese man-o-war | source

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inside a bait ball | source

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swimming through a sea cave | source

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juvenile sea turtle [chelonia mydas] settling in for a nap among the mushroom corals | source