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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
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:
Yes
Very little mermaid meets pirate of the Caribbean with a little the summer I turned pretty in the best way! Such a good book and excited to continue to series and see where things go. Love the characters and world building along with the tension and relationship being built.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
i just feel very meh about this book. i really didn’t get attached to the characters and knowing that for me characters are really important in stories it didn’t bode well for this. i feel like the main character acted really young for her age, at least in my opinion. it was hard to feel invested in the story. i also feel like majority of the plot twists were extremely predictable and the ones that i didn’t predict i didn’t care about.
i do think however that the concept is cool. like how it’s the undersea that is more developed as a society and its technology. and some of the aspects and explanations of how it all worked under there were interesting but yeah.
i will not continue nor finish this series.
i do think however that the concept is cool. like how it’s the undersea that is more developed as a society and its technology. and some of the aspects and explanations of how it all worked under there were interesting but yeah.
i will not continue nor finish this series.
adventurous
inspiring
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
flat characters, bad storytelling, inconsistent narration, insta-love, what more could you want in a book? really disappointed this book had so many good reviews. it totally sucked and made no sense while also being comically predictable. how did this author go to harvard??? and what was the point of making that guy a famous rock and roll band member when he was also somehow advisor to the king and also princess bodyguard and also avid club goer??? idk how i even got through the whole book, that was unbelievably terrible.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
When I first started reading this, I got a few Pirates, by Celia Rees vibes. I was beyond stoked, that is such a nostalgic read for me, and to get something that brings that to mind was a treat.
Things didn't stay that way though, because when the plot got moving, it moved. To the bottom of the ocean. To a world of 10 underwater cities, and the Soraya. For being set in the 1700s, life beneath the sea is surprisingly modern (with an explanation), which was a plot device I found really entertaining.
As Amare adjusts to her new reality and the world that's been hidden from her, she gets to make friends for the first time. She meets boys - unlike the pirates she was raised with, where danger was always present and flirting was a foreign concept. She chafes as she's assigned a bodyguard, Finn, the King's right-hand man, and the former heir. Because if going from life on a pirate ship to life underwater wasn't complicated enough, she's somehow the princess of this foreign world.
When Finn's brother Lukas returns, Amare is quick to distrust him. She can sense a wrongness about him, something no one else seems to see.
Things happen quickly, and we're left with questions, mixed loyalties, and promises of so much more to come.
While the audiobook version I listened to is just being released, the full trilogy is out, and available on Kindle Unlimited! I fully intend to finish the series soon, and I'm glad I won't have to wait for them. The audiobook was well paced, the different voices were enjoyable and kept things easy to keep track of. I'd definitely listen again, or consider picking up the next books in the series in this option in the future.
Things didn't stay that way though, because when the plot got moving, it moved. To the bottom of the ocean. To a world of 10 underwater cities, and the Soraya. For being set in the 1700s, life beneath the sea is surprisingly modern (with an explanation), which was a plot device I found really entertaining.
As Amare adjusts to her new reality and the world that's been hidden from her, she gets to make friends for the first time. She meets boys - unlike the pirates she was raised with, where danger was always present and flirting was a foreign concept. She chafes as she's assigned a bodyguard, Finn, the King's right-hand man, and the former heir. Because if going from life on a pirate ship to life underwater wasn't complicated enough, she's somehow the princess of this foreign world.
When Finn's brother Lukas returns, Amare is quick to distrust him. She can sense a wrongness about him, something no one else seems to see.
Things happen quickly, and we're left with questions, mixed loyalties, and promises of so much more to come.
While the audiobook version I listened to is just being released, the full trilogy is out, and available on Kindle Unlimited! I fully intend to finish the series soon, and I'm glad I won't have to wait for them. The audiobook was well paced, the different voices were enjoyable and kept things easy to keep track of. I'd definitely listen again, or consider picking up the next books in the series in this option in the future.
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This book had me questioning who the target audience / age demographic was for this story. The main character read as very juvenile, but then referenced more adult stuff in her young (I think??) self. I think it really needed to decide which way it was going to go, so it could cater to the right audience, without leaving readers confused. This was the big flaw for me - if it is middle-grade, just say it.
It also was an undersea The Summer I Turned Pretty, with Amare literally not making her mind up between two brothers. The back and forth is SUPER annoying, and like Belly, I just want to yell “just pick so we can get on with our lives.”
However, the setting was interesting with its underground city, pirate ships, technology, and politics. I really liked the mystery of it, so it makes kind of grumpy because I have to look up the summary of the next book because I can’t handle reading another one - and my completionist self is going to have to get over it. I also appreciated how mindless scenes from the beginning came back with meaning in the end. I would have been interested in more of these aspects, but the love triangle and age discrepancies really turned me off.
It also was an undersea The Summer I Turned Pretty, with Amare literally not making her mind up between two brothers. The back and forth is SUPER annoying, and like Belly, I just want to yell “just pick so we can get on with our lives.”
However, the setting was interesting with its underground city, pirate ships, technology, and politics. I really liked the mystery of it, so it makes kind of grumpy because I have to look up the summary of the next book because I can’t handle reading another one - and my completionist self is going to have to get over it. I also appreciated how mindless scenes from the beginning came back with meaning in the end. I would have been interested in more of these aspects, but the love triangle and age discrepancies really turned me off.