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A review by lekiare
Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Holy crap! When I read that this novella had horror elements, I couldn't believe it. I assumed it was just a fantasy. How wrong I was.
This story was so beautiful and yet so harrowing. The main character, Iraxi, is stuck on an arc with people who are dying. She is an an outcast among them, but within their belly lies their hope and her misery. The ship reeks of desperation and as every day passes, the feeling becomes all the more overwhelming as the minutes tick away to Iraxi's child's birth.
I found myself wondering why there was so much desperation? Why the sorrow? And by the end, though not all questions are answered, the horror of it all makes sense. I would have loved to continue reading about this world, and hope the author chooses to continue it in the future.
Netgalley provided a copy of this story for me to review.
This story was so beautiful and yet so harrowing. The main character, Iraxi, is stuck on an arc with people who are dying. She is an an outcast among them, but within their belly lies their hope and her misery. The ship reeks of desperation and as every day passes, the feeling becomes all the more overwhelming as the minutes tick away to Iraxi's child's birth.
I found myself wondering why there was so much desperation? Why the sorrow? And by the end, though not all questions are answered, the horror of it all makes sense. I would have loved to continue reading about this world, and hope the author chooses to continue it in the future.
Netgalley provided a copy of this story for me to review.