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A review by forgedopulence
Words in Deep Blue by Cath Crowley
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5⭐️
Getting it out of the way now: Henry is awful and it didn't get better. Of all of the characters that had a focus in this book, he's the only one who didn't experience any real growth despite being given multiple opportunities.
I genuinely think that this book was incredibly profound compared to what I was expecting from a teen-targeted book. I think that death was handled particularly well throughout the entire storyline, especially once the letters were introduced. We got to see Cal interact with so many people even though he was gone. The whole subplot was heart breaking and heart warming all in one.
I could feel the love pouring out of the fictional letter library, both through the literary references and through all of the little notes that we got to see.
I loved (almost) everything about this book, and I really can't find enough good things to say about it. Fantastic experience
Getting it out of the way now: Henry is awful and it didn't get better. Of all of the characters that had a focus in this book, he's the only one who didn't experience any real growth despite being given multiple opportunities.
I genuinely think that this book was incredibly profound compared to what I was expecting from a teen-targeted book. I think that death was handled particularly well throughout the entire storyline, especially once the letters were introduced. We got to see Cal interact with so many people even though he was gone. The whole subplot was heart breaking and heart warming all in one.
I could feel the love pouring out of the fictional letter library, both through the literary references and through all of the little notes that we got to see.
I loved (almost) everything about this book, and I really can't find enough good things to say about it. Fantastic experience