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A review by anaisniz
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
π Plot: 4 /10
π Setting: 4 /10
π· Characters: 5 /10
β Writing (style): Poor.
π Would I recommend it? Yes. Despite my negative review, I recommend the book, it's a quick read and most enjoyed this.
βDon't chase fate, Mina. Let fate chase you.β
I'm so shocked by the high ranting and praise this book gets.
β€οΈ Up's:
1) Mythology Retelling & "Spirited Away" vibes
2) Fast and simple read
3) The portrait of Gods and humans
> 3: I really liked the discussions between humans and gods, and their responsibilities. There are these discussions of how humans don't take care of the oceans, and yet, they want the god of the sea to do his duties and protect them from storms.
π Down's:
1) Too juvenile
2) Characters felt flat
3) Messy plot
4) Bland world
5) Writing is too direct and childish
6) Ending
> 1: You know how YA books are "young" AND "adult"? This one was just "young", maybe I'm just too old for this already, but I do enjoy other YA books. This one felt very juvenile mainly because of the writing.
> 2: Characters hardly had any development and it was hard to connect with them, because of the pace. Mina is actually a fine character, however that's only because of her likable and simple personality. Some secondary characters were lovely too. I really liked Shin, but in the same time, he felt very absent. The whole romance was awkward, since there's no clear developed between the pair. Their chemistry also came from pretty much nowhere. Other relationships were also poorly developed.
> 3: There's many plot holes and everything is surprisingly a coincidence and convenient for the sake of the characters and for the story to continue. Nothing really makes sense. The whole book is also rushed and then always has a ton of boring flashbacks.
> 4: Tell me, you see this cover and then you read the synopsis. You would imagine this to have a beautiful magical underwater world, no? Oh well, the world is super boring. Everything feels like a human world but with spirits and a dragon. This could have had so much potential, what a waste.
> 5: I was so exited for Axie Oh's "The Floating World", until I read this and became aware of her writing style. It's just so bland and boring. For example: "I wake up and dress in a blue dress. I close the room door and quickly go the festival." (I made this up). For a 15 year old, it's good tho. I honestly don't know how to explain it in a better way.
There is a lot of use of "!" and sentences like: "It was a tree!".
The protagonist is constantly narrating things in question form for example: "What just happened?" and then explains. Or just asks things all the time.
Honestly, a non writer would write like this.
> 6: Axie Oh says this book it's about family. Hm, surely. (Ending Spoiler)The ending: After 2 years of Shin ghosting Mina, she leaves her family to be with him and they live happily ever after. She spends all the book saying family is everything bla bla bla, and then just goes to him so fast. This happens in just a paragraph. Plus, Mina only met Shin for like 1 or 2 months. Wtf?
β¨ Final thoughts:
I was so exited about this book, but it let me down painfully. I was even forcing myself to like it until I really couldn't do it anymore. Even tough, it was a fairy enjoyable read. Thank god, it was just 250 pages.
π Setting: 4 /10
π· Characters: 5 /10
β Writing (style): Poor.
π Would I recommend it? Yes. Despite my negative review, I recommend the book, it's a quick read and most enjoyed this.
βDon't chase fate, Mina. Let fate chase you.β
I'm so shocked by the high ranting and praise this book gets.
β€οΈ Up's:
1) Mythology Retelling & "Spirited Away" vibes
2) Fast and simple read
3) The portrait of Gods and humans
> 3: I really liked the discussions between humans and gods, and their responsibilities. There are these discussions of how humans don't take care of the oceans, and yet, they want the god of the sea to do his duties and protect them from storms.
π Down's:
1) Too juvenile
2) Characters felt flat
3) Messy plot
4) Bland world
5) Writing is too direct and childish
6) Ending
> 1: You know how YA books are "young" AND "adult"? This one was just "young", maybe I'm just too old for this already, but I do enjoy other YA books. This one felt very juvenile mainly because of the writing.
> 2: Characters hardly had any development and it was hard to connect with them, because of the pace. Mina is actually a fine character, however that's only because of her likable and simple personality. Some secondary characters were lovely too. I really liked Shin, but in the same time, he felt very absent. The whole romance was awkward, since there's no clear developed between the pair. Their chemistry also came from pretty much nowhere. Other relationships were also poorly developed.
> 3: There's many plot holes and everything is surprisingly a coincidence and convenient for the sake of the characters and for the story to continue. Nothing really makes sense. The whole book is also rushed and then always has a ton of boring flashbacks.
> 4: Tell me, you see this cover and then you read the synopsis. You would imagine this to have a beautiful magical underwater world, no? Oh well, the world is super boring. Everything feels like a human world but with spirits and a dragon. This could have had so much potential, what a waste.
> 5: I was so exited for Axie Oh's "The Floating World", until I read this and became aware of her writing style. It's just so bland and boring. For example: "I wake up and dress in a blue dress. I close the room door and quickly go the festival." (I made this up). For a 15 year old, it's good tho. I honestly don't know how to explain it in a better way.
There is a lot of use of "!" and sentences like: "It was a tree!".
The protagonist is constantly narrating things in question form for example: "What just happened?" and then explains. Or just asks things all the time.
Honestly, a non writer would write like this.
> 6: Axie Oh says this book it's about family. Hm, surely. (Ending Spoiler)
β¨ Final thoughts:
I was so exited about this book, but it let me down painfully. I was even forcing myself to like it until I really couldn't do it anymore. Even tough, it was a fairy enjoyable read. Thank god, it was just 250 pages.