A review by ozshark
Across the Risen Sea by Bren MacDibble

4.0

3.5 stars. This is a rollicking adventure story, set in a post apocalyptic world where the oceans have risen and reclaimed most of the land. Much like in How to Bee, I was more interested in this new world and how it operates than the story Bren MacDibble is telling within it. I wanted more information about how people are surviving, particularly the people outside of the Ockery Islands. I liked the challenge of the need to live gentle lives and would have liked to explore this even more. I love the power of the phrase 'the risen sea'. It was very effective throughout the novel.

However, the story of Neoma, Jaguar and their adventures is still fascinating and I hope will be widely received.

I have enjoyed all Ms MacDibble's work so far and look forward to whatever is next. However, I am definitely ready for her next main character to have a different 'voice' and speak in a different way.