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A review by zillanovikov
Beneath the Starlit Sea by Nicole Northwood
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
"And it certainly doesn’t compare to the moment where we told the laws of the realm that they could go **** themselves because whatever we have—lasting or temporary—is worth more than some nonsensical directive by a king who likely has no capacity for love."
This book is for anyone, like Illyse, on the outskirts, whose been told they don't belong. And it's for anyone like her and Garit who's been told their love shouldn't exist. This is a book about finding yourself by finding someone who sees all of you and loves it, no matter the risk, no matter the cost.
It's also a book about magic. There are Fae, and harpies, and magical murders to be solved and a kingdom to be saved. But the most important kind of magic is the small, intimate kind. The fires Illyse lights with her spells so she and Garit can be warm together in the night. The bond she has with her fox. The bond she forges with Garit.
This is a story about being accepted and being loved.
This book is for anyone, like Illyse, on the outskirts, whose been told they don't belong. And it's for anyone like her and Garit who's been told their love shouldn't exist. This is a book about finding yourself by finding someone who sees all of you and loves it, no matter the risk, no matter the cost.
It's also a book about magic. There are Fae, and harpies, and magical murders to be solved and a kingdom to be saved. But the most important kind of magic is the small, intimate kind. The fires Illyse lights with her spells so she and Garit can be warm together in the night. The bond she has with her fox. The bond she forges with Garit.
This is a story about being accepted and being loved.