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A review by paperbackwh0re
Call of the Sea by Emily B. Rose
4.25
thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me an e-arc!
I really enjoyed this! though this is marketed as new adult it very much reads as young adult and pretty much the only thing holding it to the new adult genre is the smut and spice. since it was so easy to read I stayed interested. the book felt evenly divided between parts in regards to the different locations we get and I never felt bored.
while this book was a fun time and it was marketed as new adult and didn’t really feel like it, is why it’s not above a 4.5. besides the mc not wanting to marry a random person (and then eventually finding love) we don’t see any high high stakes until the main plot point is revealed, and even then it felt very ya. if that’s what the author wanted they did good! a good fantasy book that’s easy to read and can be an easy introduction to new adult is what this feels like.
I did love the representation in this book. as a fellow fat person it felt nice to see someone my size discuss these thoughts and have it be a big part of who they are and still be able to do what they love and discover new things and people they love. the demiromantic and neurodivergence was also lovely to read and have it be talked about casually.
even though we have a vast political world at our hands I wished the actual politics were dived into a bit more. it felt a bit superficial and we get one big dump and it’s about it. however I feel the world building in general makes up for it. we discover a new kingdom and have a good time experiencing it ourselves for the first time and seeing our mc experience it as well.
overall this was fun and good, felt it could be a bit better, but for a debut author it’s absolutely amazing and feels right :)
4.25/5⭐️
I really enjoyed this! though this is marketed as new adult it very much reads as young adult and pretty much the only thing holding it to the new adult genre is the smut and spice. since it was so easy to read I stayed interested. the book felt evenly divided between parts in regards to the different locations we get and I never felt bored.
while this book was a fun time and it was marketed as new adult and didn’t really feel like it, is why it’s not above a 4.5. besides the mc not wanting to marry a random person (and then eventually finding love) we don’t see any high high stakes until the main plot point is revealed, and even then it felt very ya. if that’s what the author wanted they did good! a good fantasy book that’s easy to read and can be an easy introduction to new adult is what this feels like.
I did love the representation in this book. as a fellow fat person it felt nice to see someone my size discuss these thoughts and have it be a big part of who they are and still be able to do what they love and discover new things and people they love. the demiromantic and neurodivergence was also lovely to read and have it be talked about casually.
even though we have a vast political world at our hands I wished the actual politics were dived into a bit more. it felt a bit superficial and we get one big dump and it’s about it. however I feel the world building in general makes up for it. we discover a new kingdom and have a good time experiencing it ourselves for the first time and seeing our mc experience it as well.
overall this was fun and good, felt it could be a bit better, but for a debut author it’s absolutely amazing and feels right :)
4.25/5⭐️