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A review by kristinakaldenbach
The Forever Sea by Joshua Phillip Johnson
3.0
Ugh, this was disappointing. I honestly hadn't heard anything about this before picking it up. The summary just made it sound so interesting. I found this concept of sailing across a sea but the sea is made of grass instead of water fascinating. And I will say, the world-building here is wonderful. I could envision the sea in my mind and it was beautiful. I loved how the ships worked and the magic of the hearthfire keepers. I also really enjoyed the Once City. That place was so cool.
But I found that I could not get connected to the story. I couldn't figure Kindred out. I didn't understand or really agree with what she was doing. Her motivations didn't make sense. There were also a lot of repeated lines throughout the story. Kindred kept repeating the same things over and over again and I didn't like it.
It wasn't that long of a book, but I found I was struggling to get through it. And what was up eith the storyteller parts??? That made no sense to me and there were no answers to that. Which I understand this is the first in a series, but it did not hook me enough to want to keep reading.
But I found that I could not get connected to the story. I couldn't figure Kindred out. I didn't understand or really agree with what she was doing. Her motivations didn't make sense. There were also a lot of repeated lines throughout the story. Kindred kept repeating the same things over and over again and I didn't like it.
It wasn't that long of a book, but I found I was struggling to get through it. And what was up eith the storyteller parts??? That made no sense to me and there were no answers to that. Which I understand this is the first in a series, but it did not hook me enough to want to keep reading.