A review by hkeogh13
The Surface Breaks by Louise O'Neill

4.0

I usually despise fantasy but I actually really enjoyed this. O’Neill is never subtle with her feminist push through her novels and I think this was definitely a story that needed writing in this kind of blatant narrative style. Whilst it was a bit cringe in parts (and that’s the inner fantasy sceptic in me), it had a lot to say about how women are treated in society, particularly in archaic societies which still get explored through our literature and fairy tales. It makes me really question the kind of stories I’d want to read and promote to children.