A review by mrskingisreading
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, by Axie Oh
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.