Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

171 reviews

bellebookcorner's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

“Nothing extraordinary is ever done out of reason or logic, but because it’s the only way for your soul to breathe.”

 

I had quite a high expectation towards it since I never read a retelling of a Korean folk story before so I was very excited. 

There are some things that I love here but there are some that I wished for more. 

 

First of all, I really like the whimsical and magical world building of the Spirit Realm that comes with magical creatures such as Imugi and dragons. 

 

I also enjoy getting to know the loveable characters such as the brave and selfless FMC – Mina, mischievous characters like Dai and Namgi as well as mysterious characters such as Mask and the Sea God himself.  

 

There’s very little romance in this one so the romantic relationship between the main characters appears instant which is something I’m not a huge fan of. 

 

It took me quite a while to get hooked into the story with the uneven pacing, fortunately things started become more interesting in the second half part of the book. There are some unexpected twists along the way piqued my interest once more and I feel quite satisfied with the ending. 

 

Overall, it’s a pretty good read even though it started out slow at the beginning but the twists near the ending bump up the stars I’m giving this book. 

I do enjoy reading this book and will look forward to read more books from this author in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Violence, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent and War

green_amaryllis's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Child death

Minor: War and Violence

emmieanna's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I run a YA bookclub and this was a book that they chose almost unanimously to read next. What a beautifully written, folktale infused story with so much heart.

I have wanted to read this book for a long time and it has sat on my shelf for almost a year. The descriptions are so lyrical and vivid and Axie really made me believe in Mina’s story. The only thing stopping me from giving the full 5 stars is the fact I wish it were a duology. I want to know more about this world and Mina’s aspirations, as well as perhaps Shin’s POV and more internal struggle from both of the characters. A lot of the time they changed their minds rather quickly and the plot is so fast paced that we don’t have time to dwell on details. 

Overall, I could not recommend this book enough. It is a gorgeous folklore fantasy that has strong Ghibli and fairytale threads.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Violence, Miscarriage, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, War, Kidnapping, Child death, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

neronina's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War, Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

kylaeduff's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, War, Death, Violence, Grief, and Genocide

luc_223's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

lillieb130's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Death of parent, Violence, and Child death

Minor: Pregnancy and War

serendipity421's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Violence, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: War and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy

katievallin's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol and Classism

dragonantlers's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, and Death of parent