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r_anderson4108 's review for:
The Sunken City
by Emma V.R. Noyes
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
This book had me questioning who the target audience / age demographic was for this story. The main character read as very juvenile, but then referenced more adult stuff in her young (I think??) self. I think it really needed to decide which way it was going to go, so it could cater to the right audience, without leaving readers confused. This was the big flaw for me - if it is middle-grade, just say it.
It also was an undersea The Summer I Turned Pretty, with Amare literally not making her mind up between two brothers. The back and forth is SUPER annoying, and like Belly, I just want to yell “just pick so we can get on with our lives.”
However, the setting was interesting with its underground city, pirate ships, technology, and politics. I really liked the mystery of it, so it makes kind of grumpy because I have to look up the summary of the next book because I can’t handle reading another one - and my completionist self is going to have to get over it. I also appreciated how mindless scenes from the beginning came back with meaning in the end. I would have been interested in more of these aspects, but the love triangle and age discrepancies really turned me off.
It also was an undersea The Summer I Turned Pretty, with Amare literally not making her mind up between two brothers. The back and forth is SUPER annoying, and like Belly, I just want to yell “just pick so we can get on with our lives.”
However, the setting was interesting with its underground city, pirate ships, technology, and politics. I really liked the mystery of it, so it makes kind of grumpy because I have to look up the summary of the next book because I can’t handle reading another one - and my completionist self is going to have to get over it. I also appreciated how mindless scenes from the beginning came back with meaning in the end. I would have been interested in more of these aspects, but the love triangle and age discrepancies really turned me off.