Catch Lili Too

Thank you so much Sophie Whit for providing me with an eARC for review!

Listen – an asexual siren?? WHY HASN’T ANYONE DONE THAT BEFORE??? Or maybe they have and I just don’t pay attention. EITHER WAY. I love the concept so much. Also just books with sirens, because I don’t get enough of that. I love having main characters that are mythical beings!! There were a lot of elements of this book that I liked, but ultimately it fell a bit short. However, I do think there are lots of people who will love this!

Things I Liked

There are so many interesting characters in this story!!! As I said, Lili is an asexual siren, but there is also a gay ghost, a trans necromancer, a lesbian witch, a bisexual ghoul, an Indigenous shapeshifter/old god, and the list goes ON. THE DIVERSITY, PEOPLE. I am here for it. Also these people end up making a found family which, I mean, you know how much I love found family. They were all super cool but I do wish we could’ve gotten to know them a bit better.

I also like the mix of fantasy and mystery genres. Obviously with all the mythical beings and magic this is fantasy, but really this is the story of a hunt for a serial killer – so a mystery! I love genre mashups, I think every book should be a genre mashup hahaha.

This is also kind of minor, but the chapter titles/headings/locations were hilarious and I loved reading them. The snark of the characters was also great (though a bit too over the top occasionally).

What Didn’t Quite Work

I really struggled with the plot. The pacing felt very uneven and clunky, and I also think the author tried to do way too many things at once. I almost felt like every chapter was something brand new that almost felt connected to the story, but was disconnected enough to be quite jarring.

The ending also felt very rushed and anticlimactic, even though there were reveals that were clearly trying to make it huge and epic. I think it could have been! But it needed a bit more work to make it that way.

I’m definitely excited to see future works from this author, I think they have TONS of potential and a great imagination!