Reviews

The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

mijtje's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

Well, so much for my brief sojourn into romantasy. To summarise: not for me. I cringed way too hard.

The book is about a girl who is not that pretty (even though everyone falls in love with her) but really tough (even though she only manages to defend herself once). She sets out to save her town by travelling to the Spirit Realm. Of course, she meets a handsome, mysterious, young dude who wants to help her with his two handsome, mysterious, young sidekicks. (Seriously, everyone is like 20 in this book. Where the fuck are the adults.)

And then follow 100 pages of the girl being saved in different ways by the dudes, her main dude wanting to fuck everyone up who as much as looks at her wrong, and the last 100 pages are a clusterfuck of plot twists and turns and random pages where she’s suddenly dating someone else but then not anymore and honestly I don’t even remember and I read those chapters 20 minutes ago.

Another frustration: main dude lives in a bloody CASTLE but of course, they have to sleep in the same room, in the same BED (but with a divider because the book is very PEGI13). Why? Do you need storage rooms for your 10.000 different outfit changes that are all explicitly described in the book for whatever reason? Special rooms where no one can hear you cry because for some reason all main love interests in these teen books are emotionally stunted men who are depressed all the time but never actually say so?

Still, it wasn’t horrible. Had a good time, it was a cosy read, the writing was fine, and the story wasn’t boring. Recommended if you’re 14. 

rubykate327's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

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

3.0

amimafotak's review against another edition

3.0

2,5/5
No nevim :D Potenciál to mělo fakt velký (retelling východoasijkého mýtu, podmořské prostředí, "osudová romanťárna", na kterých si čas od času smlsnu), ale nějak se to všechno rozplynulo :/

Atmosféra byla opravdu dobrá, měla jsem z toho pocit, jako bych četla verzi svého oblíbeného Ghibli filmu. Ale postavám chyběl třetí rozměr, byla tam instalove (ty už narozdíl od toho trope osudový lásky moc nemusím) a autorka se čtenáře snažila přesvědčit, jakou mají mezi sebou všechny postavy chemii, která tam ale celou dobu čtení nebyla a pak se náhle lusknutím prstu objevila.

Taky v časoprostoru se skákalo dost podezřele - postavy furt někam chodily, ale vlastně nikdy nic pořádnýho nezjistily. Hlavní hrdinka furt mluvila o tom, jak jí chybí rodina, ale já jako čtenář jsem to za celou dobu čtení moc nepocítila. Autorka na mě tu informaci jen vrhla, aniž by to hlouběji prozkoumala. A tak to bohužel bylo s více pasážemi. Hlavně srdceryvné scény byly dost postavené na dialozích, tak mi pak přišly takové ploché a bez hlubších emocí. A i fungování světa a pravidla podmořského světa by nevadilo víc dovysvětlit - když se nad tím teď zamyslím, tak vlastně nevím, proč tam na ně furt útočili ti mořští hadi, jak fungovalo darování duší a třeba entita bohyně měsíce a paměti je pro mě doteď nevysvětlenou záhadou :`D

*knihu jsem četla v rámci ambasadorství Humbooku (spolupráce)

cardanivy's review against another edition

4.0

[4/5]
This was so beautiful

bankaqlota's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death

cinnas_777's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

tanayasuma's review against another edition

4.0

narasinya cantik sekali. penggambaran laut dan latar sangat indah, aku suka banget suasanya jadi kayak berasa ikut main ke laut. dari sini kita diberikan interaksi mina dan dewa laut yang ternyata hmmmmmmmm

cherreadssharereads's review against another edition

4.75

I love the fantasy that builds off of folklore. I love the world-building, the ensuing friendships, and the deep familial bonds. I also that Axie Oh’s talent for romance-building also carries over in this fantastical world (I’ve read XOXO and ASAP first even though this one was published before). I just got a little confused at the end and was surprised at how fast everything wrapped up. Anyway, I’m pretty sure I would read anything and everything by Axie Oh. 

booksbydann's review against another edition

5.0

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

Te amo libro bello. Gracias por existir.

artemis_the_reader's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0