A review by pinkhydroflask
Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
4.0
RATING: 7.3/10
This was actually a really good book! I thoroughly enjoyed the whole reading process, I thought the plot was so intricate and complex, it was simply spellbinding (pun intended)!!!
Unfortunately, it was WAY TOO CONFUSING. There were like 200 different terminologies for mermaids, cities, food, spells, positions, animals, EVERYTHING. A human was referred to as a terragogg!!! It was so utterly disorienting and bizarre to me and it did result in a rocky start to the book.
I will have to say it took approx 100~ pages before I could really understand what the author was trying to say, and then I began to enjoy the book. It was disappointing that there was so much time wasted on trying to get the gist of the new words instead of simply letting the story flow seamlessly.
However, I do want to say that the plot had a very pleasant rhythm to it. It was smooth at times, rocky at others, which provided a nice contrast at times.
I do hope for more character development, especially since there are 6 main characters, and only Sera had some semblance of depth to her characters. I want to know more about the rest - their childhood, their powers, their family, their lives etc. I really hope they're done well.
Overall I loved how the book ended, a cliffhanger that wasn't too meek, yet wasn't too dramatic and otherworldly. It was adequate given the context, and I am really excited to find out more in the next book.
This was actually a really good book! I thoroughly enjoyed the whole reading process, I thought the plot was so intricate and complex, it was simply spellbinding (pun intended)!!!
Unfortunately, it was WAY TOO CONFUSING. There were like 200 different terminologies for mermaids, cities, food, spells, positions, animals, EVERYTHING. A human was referred to as a terragogg!!! It was so utterly disorienting and bizarre to me and it did result in a rocky start to the book.
I will have to say it took approx 100~ pages before I could really understand what the author was trying to say, and then I began to enjoy the book. It was disappointing that there was so much time wasted on trying to get the gist of the new words instead of simply letting the story flow seamlessly.
However, I do want to say that the plot had a very pleasant rhythm to it. It was smooth at times, rocky at others, which provided a nice contrast at times.
I do hope for more character development, especially since there are 6 main characters, and only Sera had some semblance of depth to her characters. I want to know more about the rest - their childhood, their powers, their family, their lives etc. I really hope they're done well.
Overall I loved how the book ended, a cliffhanger that wasn't too meek, yet wasn't too dramatic and otherworldly. It was adequate given the context, and I am really excited to find out more in the next book.