Title: Of Swamp & Sea
Creator: Mia Jay Boulton & Laurel Boulton
Genre: Romantasy
Ages: YA
Publisher: 23rd. St.
Volume: 1/?
Release: November 4th, 2025
Order: Amazon | Bookshop.org
Lore Olympus meets The Witcher in this thrilling supernatural series! Finally available in graphic novel format, Mia Jay and Laurel Boulton’s wildly popular Webtoon series delivers a stirring tale of monsters, magic, and romance.
Mercy Gray Harding’s troubles all started in the swampland on the outskirts of town, where a mist wolf murdered her father. She enlists a monster hunter named Jonah to put the creature down, but the plan quickly falls apart. When the incorporeal beast tries to attack Mercy, it instead possesses her, and is bound to her body and mind. Now Mercy’s human and wolfish sides grapple for control, and she is haunted by the memories of both.
Jonah promises to free her from the monster, and the two set off for a cure. But the open road is full of untold danger, and her new powers come in handy. And is it Mercy or the wolf who is flirting with the handsome Jonah?
The Basics:
Art: 5/5
Characters: 4/5
Uh… why was she blushing after what he said when literally two panels earlier she was talking about finding her father torn apart right here?
That definitely threw me for a loop, but I ended up warming up to these characters a lot.
On one hand, it felt pretty unrealistic that after everything she’s been through she’d suddenly flirt with the monster hunter. On the other hand… I LOVED it. 😭 His blushing? So good.
Ok, I’ve decided! I really like her character. haha she is extremely relatable.
Story/Plot: 4/5
Honestly, it was a really interesting premise. Mercy hires Jonah to kill monster, something goes wrong and wolf monster takes over Mercy’s body.
Setting wise I had no idea what we were doing… and I kinda liked it? We’ve got a monster hunter dressed like a cowboy/special agent hybrid, the FL is dressed like she walked out of a historical fantasy, he pulls out a gun, and then the next chapter she casually mentions she doesn’t have a car??
I really did enjoy this! But I do think some things got glossed over…like how she’s suddenly sharing memories with the beast and thinks she killed her father, yet she’s still mentally stable enough to be hitting on the hot guy.
It feels like the story couldn’t decide whether to tone it down and lean more YA, or go all-in with a darker, fully adult vibe. Either way, I’m super curious to see how the rest of this unfolds.
Writing/Dialogue: 5/5
“The garden will be dead by the time I come back home. Dead, or full of weeds. Or maybe, just maybe…it will run wild.”
This was sooo well written, I was a bit hesitant at first… but yeah this was well done.
Extras:
Sweetness: 3/5
Spice level: 0/5
Second-hand Embarrassment: 1/5
In Conclusion
4 stars! It felt a little bit all over the place but was still a great read and I would def. recommend. I also want to buy a physical copy… depending on how long of a series this is (I have very limited shelf space).
Of Swamp & Sea
📌 Broody Monster Hunter x Oversharer? who makes him blush
📌 Unique Setting
📌Cute & Scary Monsters
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