A review by jamierose
Only the Ocean by Natasha Carthew

3.0

3.5 stars. I had a love-hate relationship with the dialogue this was written in, it gave the narration a lot of character and vividness, but at times made the action hard to follow. That aside it was a good read, fast-paced, dramatic in places and poignant in others, with a fierce and original protagonist and great character growth from both girls. There's not a lot of detail about the dystopian world, but there doesn't need to be; the story paints a clear enough picture of the struggles of living in it and if Kel knows any more about how it happened, she wouldn't be thinking about it much anyway.

CW: rape, child/sexual abuse, self-harm, kidnapping