Erin K

A jellyfish expert helps free an island town from a mysterious curse. The book is a homage to friendship (the expert's dead friend) and love as the town comes together to free themselves from a presence (the jelly fish) that somehow prevents them from leaving the island. Each chapter features an interesting discussion on some aspect of jellyfish, told as a chapter in a imaginary book the heroine was writing with her dead friend.

It is true that this book is not the same as Bright Creatures, in that the jellyfish is not as much a character in the book as a looming threat to the town. However, the quirky townspeople and main character searching for purpose do have echoes of similar themes, and I found the book well-plotted and entertaining.