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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-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
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-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
dark
emotional
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Murder, Alcohol, Colonisation
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Torture
Minor: Addiction
This is a lovely queer romp! Perfect for anyone who loves mermaids, lgbt+, witches, and the unknowable sea. TW: gore
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
There was a lot to enjoy in this book! Many of the themes were certainly tailor-made for me. But I felt as though it couldn’t decide what it wanted to be; the tone would go pure fairy tale at times, while trending back towards a less stylized narrative at others, and it didn’t feel intentional. Also, I just found that most of the characters’ realizations, moments of growth, etc, were unearned. I’d be right there with Tokuda-Hall in a character’s perspective and emotional reality ... and then I’d be kicked out of it when she suddenly started telling me, in a plain, flat way, that the character had undergone a change I hadn’t felt and didn’t believe. I was left feeling unsatisfied.