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A review by dorgue
The Otherworld by Abbie Emmons
5.0
Thank you to Abbie Emmons and NetGalley for providing me with a free ebook copy of The Otherworld in exchange for an honest review.
I was so excited with I saw that my request for an ARC had been approved. I jumped straight in and read it anytime I had the chance. It was GREAT.
The Otherworld is an amazing 3 POV character-driven novel that follows Orca, an 18-year-old girl that has only ever known life on her small island. She longs to discover the mainland but soon enough the mainland comes to her. I would highly recommend jumping blindly into this novel to experience Orca's discoveries with her and fall in love with her home, and with the people she meets along the way.
I thoroughly enjoyed the setting. The way Orca describes her lighthouse and the island was captivating. It felt like I was right there with her. I could see the landscape unfurling in my mind thanks to the detailed descriptions.
In terms of the characters, I appreciated the fact that no one was perfect. The conversations they had, and the emphasis on seeing all sides of the story, all felt real in a way I have rarely read. Everyone had flaws and made mistakes, but the genuine love between all of them always brought them back together in a very touching way.
This novel captivated me from start to finish, the five dozen highlighted quotes I keep going back to attest to Abbie Emmons's impressive way with words.
If you want an emotional Tangled meets The Summer I Turned Pretty, but set in the 90s and with seaplanes (and more importantly their pilots), The Otherworld is the novel to pick up!
I was so excited with I saw that my request for an ARC had been approved. I jumped straight in and read it anytime I had the chance. It was GREAT.
The Otherworld is an amazing 3 POV character-driven novel that follows Orca, an 18-year-old girl that has only ever known life on her small island. She longs to discover the mainland but soon enough the mainland comes to her. I would highly recommend jumping blindly into this novel to experience Orca's discoveries with her and fall in love with her home, and with the people she meets along the way.
I thoroughly enjoyed the setting. The way Orca describes her lighthouse and the island was captivating. It felt like I was right there with her. I could see the landscape unfurling in my mind thanks to the detailed descriptions.
In terms of the characters, I appreciated the fact that no one was perfect. The conversations they had, and the emphasis on seeing all sides of the story, all felt real in a way I have rarely read. Everyone had flaws and made mistakes, but the genuine love between all of them always brought them back together in a very touching way.
This novel captivated me from start to finish, the five dozen highlighted quotes I keep going back to attest to Abbie Emmons's impressive way with words.
If you want an emotional Tangled meets The Summer I Turned Pretty, but set in the 90s and with seaplanes (and more importantly their pilots), The Otherworld is the novel to pick up!