Reviews with content warning for Abandonment - Tress of the Emerald Sea

This was a really fun found-family story about a girl setting out on a quest to rescue her childhood best friend (who is also her true love) from The Sorceress. I have not read any Sanderson before, because I associated him with The Wheel of Time series, and that type of epic is not my cup of tea. I'm glad I picked this up, and can assure you that it is just as delightful even if you have no idea what the cosmere is. The setting of the spore seas was particularly fun, and I loved many of the begrudging pirate crew, especially Ulaam. Tress tinkering with the spores to solve various problems was also fun to see.

I did have some trouble with the narrative style in the first third of the book. The narrator would stop at points and scold the reader for thinking certain things, or having an expectation of what might come next. But, I was never thinking what I was being scolded for and it just annoyed me. Thankfully, that tapered off after the first third or so (If I still had the book, I would pull an example quote, but it has already been returned to the library.)

The character of Ann also sometimes had an accent and sometimes didn't, which annoyed me a little.

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lectora21's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted 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

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kirbylover16's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

Super cute story and an easy read. Dare I say it could have been longer? It's a pirate adventure story that reminds me of the bloody jack series but is less violent. I love the idea of an ocean that's not just water or lava. The big twist took me half the book to figure out, which is pretty satisfactory. The only thing that bugged me was the "I'm not like other girls" troupe is everywhere in this book and how many times "moons" was said.

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steffiraquel's review

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adventurous challenging emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.0

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iono's review

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.75

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