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A review by readwithria
Dark Water Daughter by H.M. Long
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Dark Water Daughter wasn’t quite what I expected, but not necessarily in a bad way.
I went into this book blind with only two things in my head about it.
1. There are pirates
2. There is magic
I was right about both of those things, but I don’t think I actually learned much about how the magic works. Our main POV characters are both mostly untrained, and they didn’t learn a lot about their magic throughout the book. It feels like that might be where book two is going, but in this book it wasn’t as fleshed out as I would have liked.
I also don’t love that our main characters’ choices weren’t what was pushing the plot. The plot was happening to them, and they made choices in reaction to that, but it didn’t feel very active to me.
That said, I did find the world intriguing. I think the pacing was good, and the hint of romance was well done. I also really liked the different cultures, and learning about the ghistings (spelling? I read the audiobook).
I’m not sure that audio was the right format for me to read this book. I might have preferred it in print, as it was easy to get distracted or space out while I was listening.
If the second book were already out I would probably read it, but I don’t know if this has hooked me enough to come back to. 3.5 stars.
I went into this book blind with only two things in my head about it.
1. There are pirates
2. There is magic
I was right about both of those things, but I don’t think I actually learned much about how the magic works. Our main POV characters are both mostly untrained, and they didn’t learn a lot about their magic throughout the book. It feels like that might be where book two is going, but in this book it wasn’t as fleshed out as I would have liked.
I also don’t love that our main characters’ choices weren’t what was pushing the plot. The plot was happening to them, and they made choices in reaction to that, but it didn’t feel very active to me.
That said, I did find the world intriguing. I think the pacing was good, and the hint of romance was well done. I also really liked the different cultures, and learning about the ghistings (spelling? I read the audiobook).
I’m not sure that audio was the right format for me to read this book. I might have preferred it in print, as it was easy to get distracted or space out while I was listening.
If the second book were already out I would probably read it, but I don’t know if this has hooked me enough to come back to. 3.5 stars.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gun violence and Violence
Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual content