DNF at 30%. I really wanted to love this book because it had so many things I love: Asian mythological creatures, especially sea creatures, underwater worlds, and beautiful covers and a great concept. I adored the idea of a story about the oppressed getting justice. Admittedly political fantasy isn't my favorite, but I really enjoy it when it's done well. And the idea of a half-siren protagonist with a water dragon boyfriend, a sea witch, and a female water dragon as protagonists was so intriguing and I couldn't wait to jump into this one.

However, while it got off to an interesting start, it failed to hold my interest past the ~25% mark, surprisingly. I put the book down several times and had no desire to pick it back up. The characters fell a bit flat for me, I didn't feel invested in their journeys, and chapters / scenes seemed to end ver abruptly. 

I know some other reviewers have mentioned that it does pick up past the halfway point, but for a 400+ page book, I didn't want to force myself to get to that point and hoping it would get better. 

That being said, from what I did read, I loved the worldbuilding and it makes my heart so happy to see Asian culture represented and the foods I grew up with and love.