A review by kaiyakaiyo
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This was a little too internal for me; I would’ve liked more focus on what Leah had going on in the submarine/ the obviously cult-ish “Centre”/the eeriness of the whole thing than Miri’s neuroticisms, but could tell pretty quickly that this was more literary than I’d bargained for. Not bad, just not what I anticipated  

Ultimately though, this was a really interesting book and a very aching sort of sapphic romance, which I liked! I’m really into spooky ocean books these days, and this mostly checked that box. 
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