A review by imogenrose97
The Seas by Samantha Hunt

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Samantha Hunt has stolen my heart this year, both of the books I've read of hers have gotten 5 stars. I can't stop thinking about them. The edition of The Seas I read has a foreword by Maggie Nelson, if someone described a book that I had written like this I would melt into a puddle and probably be catatonic. The foreword was right too, The Seas is a haunting work of art. The imagery stands large in my mind as I remember the story. Hunt has a way of describing things so visceral I ached to read them, ached with loneliness, loss, want, need and hunger.