A review by moominquartz
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Atmospheric, haunting, morose. And somehow a joy to read. Whenever I was not reading this book, I was thinking about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Confinement

Moderate: Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, and Grief

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

A portion of this book deals with being deep under the ocean and the marine life within.

One of the main character undergoes a physical transformation over a long period of time that involves strong body horror elements. This includes: body horror, eye horror, vomiting, emetophobia, etc.