Sea Change

This book took me completely by suprise! I didn't think I was going to like it that much! It's a book for people being a little lost in life - we read about Ro, who just got dumped by her boyfriend and now her beloved octopus, Dolores, from the aquarium she works in, is getting sold. We follow her through her - pretty uneventful - everyday life, memories of her childhood, of her father who went missing when she was a child. About her experience of being a child of an immigrant family and generational trauma. To be honest - nothing really happens in this book! It's just a calm stream of thoughts and emotions with the beautiful, peaceful, blue-lighted atmosphere of an aquarium. The writing style was so good, I couldn't believe it was the author's debut novel! I really, really liked this book. Underrated for sure, I hope more people will give it a chance!