A review by cloud_doggos
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield

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

0.75

I believe the first ~170-ish pages are supposed to build tension or mystery, unfortunately for me they felt repetitive and boring.

Upon reading about the descent (not the initial submarine descent, but the cognisant one) of one character, Jelka, who takes the abrupt exit I yelped to my partner that something interesting had finally happened and it was 175 pages in..!


I wish I’d enjoyed this book more, but unfortunately I found the first 75% of the book tiresome, and the final 25% has left me with more questions than answers. 
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