A review by trid_for_kicks
A Darkling Sea by James L. Cambias

4.0

While the plot wasn't SUPER engaging, I liked the main characters, and LOVED the world-building. The author created two different alien species, with cultures, backgrounds, and language/communication styles, and had them (and the humans, too) clash and complement each other in satisfying ways. It came to the point where I wasn't particularly invested in what was happening or how the book would end: I just wanted to know more about the Ilmatarans and the Sholen, and to see more interactions between them and the human race.

So, I may be a nerd, but I had fun, anyway.