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danielled75's review against another edition
4.0
https://flyleafchroniclesblog.com/2017/06/13/song-of-the-current-review/
What do you do when your destiny is bigger than you were told?
Caro has always been told that the river god will call for her when she is ready. She has been straining to hear the call for as long as she can remember. Caro decides to take her destiny into her own hands and takes on her father’s job to transport cargo in exchange for her father’s freedom.
What do you do when your destiny is bigger than you were told?
Caro has always been told that the river god will call for her when she is ready. She has been straining to hear the call for as long as she can remember. Caro decides to take her destiny into her own hands and takes on her father’s job to transport cargo in exchange for her father’s freedom.
scoutabout's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
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? No
4.5
steph01924's review against another edition
4.0
I would advise you not to read too many reviews that go in-depth on this book, because it's more fun to go along with the surprises! If you enjoy a likeable main character and fantasy adventure/journey books, I think you'll have a good time with this one.
Check out my full (but non-spoilery!) review at Forever Young Adult.
Check out my full (but non-spoilery!) review at Forever Young Adult.
the_ghost_penguin_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
slow-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
3.5
books4susie's review against another edition
5.0
A little slow to start with all of the sailing terminologies for me and I kept getting distracted by a couple of other titles. Once the story had me hooked, I couldn't put it down. Now I cannot wait to see what the next book holds.
thebookishunicorn's review against another edition
4.0
"Something inside all of us is always calling out to the world." She shrugged. "That's what magic is: when something in the world calls back."
livinliterary's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book. Can't wait for the next release!
crs1179's review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
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? Yes
3.25
hiveretcafe's review against another edition
5.0
This is a book that is characteristically, everything that I want in a fantasy book. There are gods and lore surrounding them, pirates and sailing, kingdoms and revolutionaries, strong characters and development, a pinch of swoon worthy romance, and of course some magic. This book is so so good.
Caro grew up with her father, sailing on the river and has heard stories of the Oresteias her whole life. Oresteias are bold. Oresteias are favoured by the god beneath the river. She tries to embody this as much as she can as that is very much who she belives that she is and it is her fate to one day captain the wherry that she grew up on with her father. It unsettles her that she can't hear the god at the bottom of the river, as it confirms her own insecurites of being "not a real Oresteia" since she takes on her mother's bronze colouring and her father's red hair. And while hs is insecure about her standing as a "real Oresteia", she will soon find that she's destined for much greater things. She is strong and insecure and compassionate and takes no shit from the sexist wherrymen.
Markos, Markos, Markos. What character development! We meet him as an arrogant, snooty and vain young man in the book. It's clear he's highborn in the way that he dresses and the way that he acts when he finds himself in the company of Caro and on the 'small, dirty wherry'. And while he's making the best of his circumstances and has escaped from an awful situation he is coping with his snootiness and arrogance. However, as the book goes on we learn that he is willing to die for those that he loves. He becomes this character that has changed thanks to his journey and actually he's quite dashing and interesting.
There is indeed a very steamy kiss scene in this book, towards the very end which involves Markos asking Caro for consent every time before he does something. It's very steamy and very swoonworthy. Caro and Markos understand each other, in the short time that they've been around each other. He would never ask her to stay in one place and abandon her boatfaring ways and she has no desire to marry him or have him promise her anything more than what they currently have.