mrskingisreading's review
4.0
Thanks NetGalley for this eARC!
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is a lovely story. Mina, the protagonist, lives in a village by the sea that is plagued yearly by dreadful storms- unless the kingdom sacrifices a bride to the Sea God. This year, the sacrifice is meant to be the woman Mina's brother loves, so Mina takes her place. She finds herself in the Sea God's city, where she finds out he's been asleep for 100 years- and various forces are trying to usurp his power.
The world building in this book is exquisite. I also loved the side characters of Mask and Dai- probably more than Mina, to be honest. The romance was sweet, albeit a bit rushed. There were a couple of twists, one of which I thought was predictable (but I didn't hate it!), but the other took me by surprise.
Overall, I'd definitely recommend this to any fantasy reader.
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is a lovely story. Mina, the protagonist, lives in a village by the sea that is plagued yearly by dreadful storms- unless the kingdom sacrifices a bride to the Sea God. This year, the sacrifice is meant to be the woman Mina's brother loves, so Mina takes her place. She finds herself in the Sea God's city, where she finds out he's been asleep for 100 years- and various forces are trying to usurp his power.
The world building in this book is exquisite. I also loved the side characters of Mask and Dai- probably more than Mina, to be honest. The romance was sweet, albeit a bit rushed. There were a couple of twists, one of which I thought was predictable (but I didn't hate it!), but the other took me by surprise.
Overall, I'd definitely recommend this to any fantasy reader.
pale_faced_fear's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
paperlove's review against another edition
2.0
2.5 Sterne.
Ich kann verstehen, warum das Buch Leser:innen verzaubert, aber bei mir hat es irgendwie nicht "Klick" gemacht. Leider.
Ich kann verstehen, warum das Buch Leser:innen verzaubert, aber bei mir hat es irgendwie nicht "Klick" gemacht. Leider.
piperhill's review against another edition
3.0
The writing & narration of this book were really beautiful, but I had a hard time connecting with the story and characters, which all felt a bit flat.
ashleykta's review
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
qwordyq's review
4.0
I enjoyed this story but I will say I do think it needed a lot more development between the characters. The romance seems to fall into place a little too quickly for how little time they knew each other and I didn't necessarily believe it 100% of the time. That being said I loved the world even if it really didn't make all that much sense to me. I wish there had been more development with many of the side characters. I just think this book needed like a 100 more pages to flesh out everyone more. Despite that, I still really enjoyed it overall and would love for a sequel to see how exactly everyone fairs in the aftermath.
makaylasev's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
rivermizell's review
lighthearted
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? No
2.5