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A review by dhwani
A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
I have a lot to say about this book.
Now let this be clear that I'm that kind of person who likes almost every book that they read. So when I say I kinda didn't like this book, I really didn't.
The book is about two sisters, one among them is a siren and the other, well she doesn't know herself. *shrug*
What I liked the most about the book is how the story of two Black girls is laid out, and it does contain scenes of protests, activism, etc. which I ABSOLUTELY LOVED.
Let's get to the negative points now. Firstly, the book is set in the real world (a slightly different Portland) where Magic and Fantasy exist. I'm not a fan of fantasy stories in the mortal world so maybe I didn't like it because of that and someone who enjoys reading fantasy set in the mortal world will love it! But I felt that this book was actually written as a contemporary one and then edited to have fantasy in it. It wasn't well described.
It did get better in the end though, and the ending was something I hadn't expected but yet might seem predictable to some people, I'll say the ending was satisfactory.
Thanks for reading my review :)
Now let this be clear that I'm that kind of person who likes almost every book that they read. So when I say I kinda didn't like this book, I really didn't.
The book is about two sisters, one among them is a siren and the other, well she doesn't know herself. *shrug*
What I liked the most about the book is how the story of two Black girls is laid out, and it does contain scenes of protests, activism, etc. which I ABSOLUTELY LOVED.
Let's get to the negative points now. Firstly, the book is set in the real world (a slightly different Portland) where Magic and Fantasy exist. I'm not a fan of fantasy stories in the mortal world so maybe I didn't like it because of that and someone who enjoys reading fantasy set in the mortal world will love it! But I felt that this book was actually written as a contemporary one and then edited to have fantasy in it. It wasn't well described.
It did get better in the end though, and the ending was something I hadn't expected but yet might seem predictable to some people, I'll say the ending was satisfactory.
Thanks for reading my review :)
Content Warnings
Minor: Self harm