jpt007 's review for:

Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-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

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”They’d solved her 

problem. Instead of 

being angry at her for 

not having the solution, 

they had worked out 

one themselves. She… 

didn’t need to do this 

all on her own. That 

shouldn’t have been such 

a revelation for her. But 

after spending ages 

walking around with 

everyone piling bricks in 

your arms, it can throw 

you off balance when 

someone removes a brick 

to carry for you.”

Characters- 5/5*
Such depth for such a fast paced book as this. Even in the smallest of characters Sanderson creates a 3D image for readers to enjoy.

Conflict- 4/5*
A little dragged out for my taste, but in the end it was worth the wait. I think in some ways the subplot took away from the overarching plot but eventually we got back on track.

Plot- 4/5*
Really great structure to it I loved the framing. Again the rising action had some inconsistencies for me, but in the end it worked.

Setting- 5/5* 

Brilliantly fascinating. How Sanderson is so good at this I will never know. It was like looking into someone’s imagination without having to work for it.

Theme- 5/5*
Such a quotable book with so many themes to get out. I took away sometimes going through hard thing is the only way to change into the person you need to become (even though you can’t see that right now).

Overall Score: 4.6/5⭐️

I recommend this book to people who are going through a change in life and need to find hope.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness