Reviews

Drowned Country by Emily Tesh

rat_girl_'s review

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-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

3.5

rberdan's review against another edition

adventurous dark

4.5

This is a whimsical, slightly dark world exploring the supernatural and complicated relationships. I listened to the full duology in a single recording and absolutely loved it. 

barbells_and_bookshelves's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

alxx's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

bucketsjen's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

3.75

The novella muddles through some setting changes, and while I was very engaged and invested in it early on... It all came across a bit disjointed at first. 

I did really enjoy it once it hits its stride, though, and I liked the final conclusion for our woods and our characters. It built on the mythology and mysteries from the first book, and the emotional journey were carried through was poignant and ultimately hopefully. 

The plot moves slowly for most of the boom, but then suddenly very quickly. Which actually ends up suiting the novella extremely well. 

delton215's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.25

bunzl's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

sidneyellwood's review

mysterious

3.0

jayarna's review

4.0

I liked the first one better although this was still great. I think the first one did well as a short story but I wish Tesh spent more time on this one and elongated this. It needed more detail and more world and character building. It would've made the story more impactful

ihateprozac's review

3.0

4 stars for the relationship and emotional angst between Finch and Silver, but 2 stars for the plot.

The fae element was such a rushed mess here ;___;