A review by writeronherway
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh
4.0
Thanks to Netgalley for providing me with an arc in exchange for an honest review.
So beautifully written. There’s magic, threads of fate and dragons! Mina throws herself into the sea to replace Shim Cheong (the chosen bride and also the girl her older brother loves) as the Sea God’s bride. She finds herself in the Spirit Realm with lesser gods and mythical beasts only to find the Sea God sleeping whilst her people suffer as he does nothing to stop the deadly storms back home. I loved Mina. I loved the spirits who helped her and the odd trio she comes up against when she arrives in the Sea God’s palace and later befriends. It’s a well-balanced narrative with wonderful characters and a dream-like quality that swept me away. The only reason it wasn’t five stars is that personally *spoilers* I didn’t love the ending in which she leaves her family, home and mortal life behind for love but maybe that was just me!
So beautifully written. There’s magic, threads of fate and dragons! Mina throws herself into the sea to replace Shim Cheong (the chosen bride and also the girl her older brother loves) as the Sea God’s bride. She finds herself in the Spirit Realm with lesser gods and mythical beasts only to find the Sea God sleeping whilst her people suffer as he does nothing to stop the deadly storms back home. I loved Mina. I loved the spirits who helped her and the odd trio she comes up against when she arrives in the Sea God’s palace and later befriends. It’s a well-balanced narrative with wonderful characters and a dream-like quality that swept me away. The only reason it wasn’t five stars is that personally *spoilers* I didn’t love the ending in which she leaves her family, home and mortal life behind for love but maybe that was just me!