Heavy Oceans – Tyler Jones

4/5 stars

Anyone who knows me knows that I hate the ocean. There’s sharks, jellyfish, and God only knows what lurking in the deep. Then Tyler gives me a massive hole in the ocean where up is down and down is up….

This book made me dizzy. As soon as Jamie looked down and saw the sky, my head was spinning. Even thinking about the ocean hanging above me and the sky below gives me anxiety. At least with the ocean, there’s a bottom somewhere….not the sky, though! Tyler really ramped up the atmosphere for such a short read, and I really have to give him props for that and for the sheer emotional response across the spectrum that I got from this book.

I did wish it was a bit longer, though, so it could really lean into that cosmic aspect. It did feel a little like an afterthought to me, and I wish that element would’ve been explored more. Weird ocean creatures are fascinating, especially when they come with weird mouth tentacles, and I’m super curious where they come from.

Heavy Oceans was a great read, though; I’m never disappointed with a DarkLit book!