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christinelangill's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
allisonz6's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Blood, Abortion, Medical content, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
Moderate: Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, and Animal death
rly's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Abortion
bookmaddie's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
“Always the beggar for his love. I was like the desperate ocean, wearing away at him. The ceaseless questioning of the tide to the shore that I heard from our bedroom window all winter long. Asking, Do you love me? Do you love me?”
This is a book that’s a tribute to love, and to the sea, so I thought it would be fitting to post this review while I’m at the ocean. Lucas’s writing is melancholy and mesmerizing as she documents the relationship of a young woman and older man, set against the backdrop of the Australian coast. The ocean holds so much in this story, and I loved how the salt water seeped into the cracks between the two lovers. To me, this book felt wistful, passionate, poetic, windswept, weaving from past to present, bouncing from wave to wave. A literary story, but one I got completely wrapped up in. I’d definitely compare this to Sally Rooney, but with a bit more communication, nature, and yearning.
“I suppose I’d been playing, the way I did sometimes when I was out there alone—making arcs, pointing my feet like a dancer—because in the water I could love my body the way I never did on land.”
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abortion and Blood
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury
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