A review by daisdu
Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan

slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

I wish I DNF’d this one at 30%, Nami was clearly the authors favorite despite being the most insufferable character in the book. None of Cordelia’s actions or desires made a lick of sense. Tons of threats were introduced at the climax, only one was addressed, and that just fixed everything apparently. “She loved him too much to stop him” does not work when the thing she needs to be stopping is him

KILLING HIMSELF

. I should not have been taken out so frequently by grammatical errors in an AUDIOBOOK. The social commentary was extremely shallow which was extremely frustrating because I could clearly see really strong potential in the characters and the setting, but the author instead decided to only focus on Nami and her two modes of dealing with systemic oppression 1) High School Musical ass speeches and group dances or 2) being extremely easy to coerce into committing unconscionable atrocities