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A review by wizardingwisteria
The Forever Sea by Joshua Phillip Johnson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 64%.
I don't want to blame this book for putting me in a reading slump but it kinda put me in a reading slump
The premise is super interesting. The worldbuilding was fascinating. The narrative and the writing style just couldn't compare. I felt like I was being dragged through the story. Moved way too slow and stopped to focus on so many details that eneded up being confusing
I started out on the physical paperback edition and ended up switching to the digital version because I hated how the book felt in my hands. Physically it was huge and the words felt small. It was a pain to carry around. At first I thought that was why I wasn't into it, but even after switching to the digital version it was still hard to stay interested
I put down some of my other books to try to get through this one. Some of the elements of the world made me feel like I couldn't have my head in multiple worlds like I normally do. Now I wish I had put this one away sooner so I could enjoy the others
If I forced myself to stick it out until the end I could see this being a 4 star for me. Instead I am going to put it down and start something that will hopefully put me back in the reading mood
The premise is super interesting. The worldbuilding was fascinating. The narrative and the writing style just couldn't compare. I felt like I was being dragged through the story. Moved way too slow and stopped to focus on so many details that eneded up being confusing
I started out on the physical paperback edition and ended up switching to the digital version because I hated how the book felt in my hands. Physically it was huge and the words felt small. It was a pain to carry around. At first I thought that was why I wasn't into it, but even after switching to the digital version it was still hard to stay interested
I put down some of my other books to try to get through this one. Some of the elements of the world made me feel like I couldn't have my head in multiple worlds like I normally do. Now I wish I had put this one away sooner so I could enjoy the others
If I forced myself to stick it out until the end I could see this being a 4 star for me. Instead I am going to put it down and start something that will hopefully put me back in the reading mood