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The Sea King by C.L. Wilson

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loriley's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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jillm26's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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tentenlibrarian's review

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adventurous dark slow-paced

3.25


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theresajeanauthor's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

I loved the first book so much that I had really high hopes going into book two. I still enjoyed the story, I loved a lot of the characters, and I'm interested to see what happens if she does continue (I hope she does). I loved that we got some glimpses into our book one characters without them taking over this story. I think the pace of the novel was off. A lot happened but it was stretched out so much that it almost felt like two huge plots were being forced into one novel. This one was much more graphic than Winter King so fair warning for that. 

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caitybell's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

While I found its predecessor to be superior, The Sea King was still an immensely enjoyable, and at times a heart wrenching read!

The expansion of the world and pantheon of gods (with their respective, gifted magics) was the best part of this book. The world just keeps growing and the magic keeps getting more and more intriguing—I can’t wait for Wilson to keep expanding the Mystral world. 

This book was if Aquaman was in a pure fantasy setting, and I loved every second of it. I imagined a lovely kingdom like that of the planet of Naboo from Star Wars. Calberna is a kingdom where the people can control water, commune with the creatures within it, and are governed by a matriarchal hierarchy. Splendid!

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dovahkiin_shea's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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p3ach's review

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adventurous emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5


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jennybear86's review

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adventurous emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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ivegotyourpaperback's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional slow-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

4.25

Woah! That was an intense ride.

In the beginning I wasn’t enjoying the story because I was finding it hard to follow. The first couple of chapters felt like a lot of info dumping and I struggled to keep up. Perhaps because I stupidly didn’t realise that this was the second book in a series - it’s possible that having read the first book would have prepared me for the rich world created by C.L. Wilson.

I’m saying all that, once I got into the story, it was fantastic (however, don’t ever ask me to explain Calbernan succession because all of that went completely over my head). The world building was incredibly distinct and beautifully crafted. I particularly loved the focus on the importance of women in the Calbernan culture, and the fierce protection high regard displayed by the male Calbernans.

The romance was equally well done. It’s absolutely a slow-burn though, so if that’s not your jam, I’d hazard a guess you may not find this as enjoyable as I did. There was a lot of back and forth during the courtship between our two main characters, which occasionally became grating, but I understood the purpose for it.

While I saw the twists coming, I was along for the ride the whole time, and felt a sense of accomplishment upon the reveals. 

The narrator, Heather Wilds, did a wonderful job. Her clear diction made for excellent storytelling and her distinctions between characters was well done.

Tropes:
💘Fated Mates
⚔️Possessive hero 

Content warnings:
⚠️mention of murder & torture 
⚠️violence 
⚠️drugging 
⚠️kidnapping 
⚠️sexual assault

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morganphoenix's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0


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