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A review by mweis
Ocean's Godori by Elaine U. Cho
3.75
*I received an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
I'm not going to lie, I saw this cover and then saw Korean science fiction and pretty much requested it on those two things alone. And honestly I think because I went into this with no expectations, I had a much better time with it than some of the other reviewers I have seen.
This is such an imaginative world and Cho really drops the reader in from the start. The story starts out slow and feels like it will be a cozy space opera in the vein of Becky Chambers' Wayfarers but then pivots into a high adventure action story. Ultimately it most reminded me of J.S. Dewes' Divide series though I admit I connected with the characters better in both Chambers and Dewes work than I did here. That being said, I had a great time with this book and would absolutely read more from Cho! I hope that she continues to write in this world because while I haven't seen anything about this being sold as a series, the ending is rather abrupt and open ended so I would like to see more.
I'm not going to lie, I saw this cover and then saw Korean science fiction and pretty much requested it on those two things alone. And honestly I think because I went into this with no expectations, I had a much better time with it than some of the other reviewers I have seen.
This is such an imaginative world and Cho really drops the reader in from the start. The story starts out slow and feels like it will be a cozy space opera in the vein of Becky Chambers' Wayfarers but then pivots into a high adventure action story. Ultimately it most reminded me of J.S. Dewes' Divide series though I admit I connected with the characters better in both Chambers and Dewes work than I did here. That being said, I had a great time with this book and would absolutely read more from Cho! I hope that she continues to write in this world because while I haven't seen anything about this being sold as a series, the ending is rather abrupt and open ended so I would like to see more.