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kailanlovescats 's review for:
Somewhere Beyond the Sea
by TJ Klune
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Much more tense than the first book, but just as hopeful and warm! At first I didn't think there needed to be a sequel, but the continuation was really nice.
With the way the US is right now, this is a very relevant story. I will spoil that the ending is very hopeful, so perhaps we can mirror that hopefulness irl!
For my critiques, there were times when descriptions felt a bit extra and like run on sentences. Like when saying something about one of the children, he then mad sure to say something about all of them as well.
The audiobook narrator also let me down a bit. His voices sometimes took me out of the story, and the dramatics he added at times was too much. Perhaps this is just me, but I also imagined the story taking place in a fictional UK, yet the majority of accents were American. Probably just a me problem, but it would've been more fun!
With the way the US is right now, this is a very relevant story. I will spoil that the ending is very hopeful, so perhaps we can mirror that hopefulness irl!
For my critiques, there were times when descriptions felt a bit extra and like run on sentences. Like when saying something about one of the children, he then mad sure to say something about all of them as well.
The audiobook narrator also let me down a bit. His voices sometimes took me out of the story, and the dramatics he added at times was too much. Perhaps this is just me, but I also imagined the story taking place in a fictional UK, yet the majority of accents were American. Probably just a me problem, but it would've been more fun!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, Xenophobia
Moderate: Child abuse
Minor: Confinement, Physical abuse, Death of parent