The Floating World by Axie Oh

The Floating World

The Floating World #1

Axie Oh

360 pages first pub 2025 (view editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
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The Floating World is perfect for readers who crave a hybrid of epic JRPG atmosphere and Korean folklore, where a mercenary with missing memories and a secret-powered acrobat unknowingly hunt each other across a darkness-shrouded realm, forging an alliance that rewrites both their fates.

Description

From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this romantic fantasy reimagining the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens.Sunho lives in the Under World, a land of per...

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Community Reviews

3.86
based on 1,296 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 96%

emotional: 51%

mysterious: 44%

hopeful: 35%

tense: 24%

dark: 20%

inspiring: 13%

lighthearted: 12%

funny: 11%

sad: 11%

challenging: 9%

reflective: 7%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

26% of readers chose fast
65% of readers chose medium
7% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

19% of readers chose Plot
68% of readers chose A mix
11% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

72% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

84% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

71% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

47% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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