The oceans have grown beyond the borders we know and coastal Africa is underwater. To save those living there, towers are built to replace familiar communities and within it's walls, the Pinnacle is a lifeline. It is not, however, a safe and equitable place and when something strange happens in the bowels of the tower, three brave inhabitants will have to face what lurks both in the waters - and inside themselves.
This is short but does have a tight enough arc. The ideas interested me and it read swiftly. But I'm still thinking about some of the short journal entries, maybe you'd call them, in between the plot sometimes just felt confusing. Like I was missing something. And there is a whole sort of folklore that is sort of at the core of the story but I needed more fleshing it to help it land better for me. Maybe I just needed a little more actual telling me things in a direct way so that I could feel a little more grounded. Sometimes, also, though, it was truly beautiful. So, a mixed bag but despite that, I think it absolutely deserves 3.5 stars.
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