A review by fininwonderland
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

“𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵. 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘴—𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭, 𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘧 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘦𝘥? 𝘔𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘔𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦.”

This book was such a delightful surprise! I had it on my shelves for so long, and I’m sad I didn’t pick it up sooner! I loved everything about it, the magical and incredible writing style above all!

The atmosphere in this story was done so wonderfully, and I loved the mythology aspect of it! I also loved that this book immediately dived into the obvious; with our main character in the sea, and learning about her backstory as we go. 

The characters genuinely own my heart, and I loved getting to know all of them, with their own depth, complexity, and personality! As mentioned before, the writing style, the prose was just stunning; it captured the elegant, dreamy, and fantastical side of Asian folklore so beautifully! 

This story is one I can see myself gravitate back towards, to experience the magic all over again. 
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