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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Decent premise but the switching to and from water physics was so annoying.
adventurous
medium-paced
Admittedly, I got sucked into the bookstagram hype with this one. Unfortunately, for me, it fell a little flat. The concept of this book is great and I loved the Pirate ship/Atlantis-esque settings. I did however find myself wishing the world building for the underwater city was more fleshed out to truly make this immersive. I do have to say the writing is good overall and the author actually writes some very beautiful descriptions. I also found it fun that the world above water was more old fashioned, while the underwater city was more technologically advanced. Amare, our FMC, is 17 and quite sarcastic - at first this was fun but I eventually found myself wishing she wasn't so defensive all the time, not that she didn't have reason to be but I would've liked to see a little more growth with her character throughout this first instalment. I also felt confused as to what Amare really wanted in the end, so here too there was reflection and potential growth that didn't happen - maybe all of this comes in book 2? Though, my biggest gripe with this book falls down to how predictable the story became, especially with that love triangle.
All in all, this wasn't my favourite but it definitely has potential and is a quick and easy read. I would definitely recommend to those of you who love YA fantasy romance, enjoy love triangles and like underwater settings.
Content warnings: violence, death of a parent, confinement.
Thank you to Book Sirens for the copy for review. All opinions are my own.
All in all, this wasn't my favourite but it definitely has potential and is a quick and easy read. I would definitely recommend to those of you who love YA fantasy romance, enjoy love triangles and like underwater settings.
Content warnings: violence, death of a parent, confinement.
Thank you to Book Sirens for the copy for review. All opinions are my own.
Idk if this is maybe partially the performance of the VA but like this style of quirky protagonist who is sarcastic and going "yeah, that happened" all the time is just not doing it for me in books rn.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
mysterious
slow-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:
No
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Part One was pretty good- the prose was well done and Amare seemed to be an interesting character.
Part two was such an abrupt tonal shift. It started reading extremely young YA- the dialogue was very cringey and everything Amare said was so obnoxious. I’m sure I would’ve loved this at 14 though.
Part two was such an abrupt tonal shift. It started reading extremely young YA- the dialogue was very cringey and everything Amare said was so obnoxious. I’m sure I would’ve loved this at 14 though.
Great opening, pretty good ending...kinda fell flat in the middle a bit. Also seemed very "trope-y" a lot. It did leave me wanting a little bit more, enough to continue the series eventually.