A review by crookedtreehouse
Sea of Sorrows by Rich Douek
2.0
If you loved mediocre adventure movies about Nazi Gold hunters, then you might find this story to be ... average. There is little to no storytelling finesse, no character development, no intriguing twists or surprises. It's like someone lifted a B-movie plot, cut out everything but the scenes with conflict, and laid it out into a book. There is not a single person to root for or care about. I would root for the siren to eat everyone, but since there's no meat to any of the charactacters, I don't think the siren should waste her time on them.
The art was very C- Hellblazer, where one character had interesting teeth, and the sirens were well-designed, but everything else was flat. Really, the best part of this book was the coloring, which allowed the occasional panel to pop.
If you do pick it up, tt's not going to be The Worst Thing You've Read This Year because it isn't interesting enough to be awful, just disappointing.
The art was very C- Hellblazer, where one character had interesting teeth, and the sirens were well-designed, but everything else was flat. Really, the best part of this book was the coloring, which allowed the occasional panel to pop.
If you do pick it up, tt's not going to be The Worst Thing You've Read This Year because it isn't interesting enough to be awful, just disappointing.