A review by hailstorm3812
Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan

adventurous hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I wanted to like this more than I did. It just felt narratively and ideologically tangled. There was a lot of storylines to juggle that almost felt weighed down by the retelling aspect, when I think the characters could have stood on their own because they were interesting and flawed. As for the ideology it was basic leftist infighting we've seen a thousand times with the conclusion that we always need to find. I liked the mythology of it and Kai was a sweety

but I could not understand why Nami kept going to Firth.

I was left with a little meh.