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A review by leagllrd
Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Absolutely phenomenal.
I had high expectations for this book given the very positive reviews, and it still managed to exceed them beyond belief. Armfield will have you feel heart-wrenching tenderness and bone-chilling anguish from one chapter to the next in so smooth a way that you're rocked by your emotions like the sea lung on top of the water. The characters manage to be real and tangible in situations so strange that any understanding we might have slips between our fingers like water. An incredibly impressive work, and I'm eager to read more from the author!
Song: Never Let Me Go by Florence and the Machine
PS: content warnings will include spoilers! scroll down at ur own risk x
I had high expectations for this book given the very positive reviews, and it still managed to exceed them beyond belief. Armfield will have you feel heart-wrenching tenderness and bone-chilling anguish from one chapter to the next in so smooth a way that you're rocked by your emotions like the sea lung on top of the water. The characters manage to be real and tangible in situations so strange that any understanding we might have slips between our fingers like water. An incredibly impressive work, and I'm eager to read more from the author!
Song: Never Let Me Go by Florence and the Machine
PS: content warnings will include spoilers! scroll down at ur own risk x
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Body horror
CW ARE SPOILERS Sorry if that shaped the ending for you, but i can understand that the mild body horror and discussions of illness and death can ruin books for some people so, here