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A review by forestthieves
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
No review I write could justify how eloquent, haunting, and masterful Our Wives Under the Sea is.
This story follows the relationship between Miri and Leah, after Leah has returned from a submarine mission gone wrong, and begins to undergo frightening and unusual changes, both physically and emotionally.
Armfield is a master of imagery, and I hung on every single line, attempting to absorb as much of her writing as I could. The tones of nostalgia, grief, transformation, and horror envelop her words, causing you to sink deeper and deeper into the story, until everything else around you fades to black and all you have is Our Wives Under the Sea.
Longer review to come once I’ve processed this deep sea gothic queer love story.
Thank you to Netgalley as well as Flatiron Books, for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
This story follows the relationship between Miri and Leah, after Leah has returned from a submarine mission gone wrong, and begins to undergo frightening and unusual changes, both physically and emotionally.
Armfield is a master of imagery, and I hung on every single line, attempting to absorb as much of her writing as I could. The tones of nostalgia, grief, transformation, and horror envelop her words, causing you to sink deeper and deeper into the story, until everything else around you fades to black and all you have is Our Wives Under the Sea.
Longer review to come once I’ve processed this deep sea gothic queer love story.
Thank you to Netgalley as well as Flatiron Books, for this e-arc in exchange for my honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Vomit