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A review by zoebasson
The Surface Breaks by Louise O'Neill
5.0
rating: 5/5
reading challenge: 28/75
i LOVED this book. my favourite fairytale ever with the feminist perspective it so dearly needs? yes please!
when i first started the surface breaks, around a year ago, i found it a bit boring, however i was in the middle of a massive reading slump and the pandemic had just started. i can’t even remember what i didn’t like about it. needless to say, when i picked it up recently, the experience was very different. immediately i was hooked by this under-the-sea world, from the mysterious disappearance of gaia’s mother to her creepy suitor chosen by the king.
louise o’neill did such a good job of exploring every possible aspect of the original fairytale. i especially loved the relationship between ceto (“the seabwitch”) and gaia, in all its complexities. really i just loved ceto in general, and was very happy the copy of the book that i read had an extra chapter dedicated to her story included.
the story was very interesting and entertaining, as well as containing important themes and i would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves the little mermaid <3
reading challenge: 28/75
i LOVED this book. my favourite fairytale ever with the feminist perspective it so dearly needs? yes please!
when i first started the surface breaks, around a year ago, i found it a bit boring, however i was in the middle of a massive reading slump and the pandemic had just started. i can’t even remember what i didn’t like about it. needless to say, when i picked it up recently, the experience was very different. immediately i was hooked by this under-the-sea world, from the mysterious disappearance of gaia’s mother to her creepy suitor chosen by the king.
louise o’neill did such a good job of exploring every possible aspect of the original fairytale. i especially loved the relationship between ceto (“the seabwitch”) and gaia, in all its complexities. really i just loved ceto in general, and was very happy the copy of the book that i read had an extra chapter dedicated to her story included.
the story was very interesting and entertaining, as well as containing important themes and i would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves the little mermaid <3