Reviews

The Last True Poets of the Sea by Julia Drake

sumeyra's review against another edition

4.0

siblings... am i right, ladies?

EDIT: here's a playlist i made for the last true poets of the sea: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0RRldkV7LKoGRjyZHIG75G?si=-jrK1S6wSC60G_uqmbY_1g

libbykoch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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

4.0

acoldwintersread's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

4.5

micsar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-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

4.75

thisview_isdeceiving's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.25

whatamidoing_rn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-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

4.5

Not exactly what I was expecting, but definitely a good read nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

antoniag's review against another edition

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

3.0

More serious YA with a little bit of romance. I liked the way this book showed the impact of managing family trauma (both from Violet’s and Liv’s experiences) and used the “shipwreck gene” as a metaphor for mental illness and learning to be a survivor. 

meganvu's review against another edition

2.0

HELLO??? the title, the description, everything about it at first glance just seemed right. then the plot gets abandoned and suddenly becomes smut. what a let down

fiifarts's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

paytonrose22's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0