A review by vixenreader
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.75

More of a book to be felt than rationalized, it is a devastating example of what it means to grieve someone who is physically present, but not the same as before, and how trauma can affect a relationship for the worst. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Violence, Lesbophobia, Alcohol

Be aware that there is body mutations, isolation, aquatic horror, loneliness, struggling with a relationship, struggling with trauma, descent into madness, and harming your body in unusual ways.