The Abyss Surrounds Us

The Abyss Surrounds Us, Book 1

By: Emily Skrutskie

Narrated by: Nancy Wu

For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She's been a Reckoner trainer-in-training ever since she could walk, raising the giant, genetically engineered beasts to defend ships as they cross the pirate-infested NeoPacific. But when the pirate queen Santa Elena swoops in on Cas' first solo mission and snatches her from the bloodstained decks, Cas' dream of being a full-time trainer seems dead in the water. Waiting for her on the pirate ship is an unhatched Reckoner pup. Santa Elena wants to take back the seas with a monster of her own, and she needs a proper trainer to do it. She orders Cas to raise the pup and teach him to fight for the pirates. If Cas fails, her blood will be the next to paint the sea.

©2016 Emily Skrutskie (P)2022 Tantor

Amazing

This book was so good. It keeps you listening and not wanting to miss a second until the end. This is not a romance. It’s is an adventure and story of survival on a pirate ship.

Good

It’s not the best story I’ve listened to but I enjoyed it. It made the time pass at work.

Nothing to say except that I loved it!!

Very entertaining book with so many interesting concepts and worldbuilding. There was never a dull moment.
The emotions of the characters were there, and they were all interesting. I loved the schemes the Captain had, and some of the twists were especially crazy!
There was nothing in this book that I particularly disliked.
I don't usually leave reviews, but this book and Author deserve it :)

Awesome

Thoroughly enjoyable! Story was great. Narrator was so good. I bought for the sapphic connection between the two MCs, but was happily surprised to discover that the story was so much more.

Creative All Around

Interesting to train behemoth sea creatures to protect ships against pirates. The narrator is not as good as the story.