A review by icedpinecones
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, by Axie Oh
5.0
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I was sent an ARC copy by hodderscape and I can't be more thankful because my life feels full after this book!
Plot;
This book revolves around Mina. When her brothers' girlfriend is to be sent to the sea as a bride for the sea god, mina intervenes with fate and jumps in herself. Thrown into an underworld of gods and lost souls, Mina must find a way to wake the sea god and destroy the curse before she is trapped in the underworld forever.
Characters;
The characters of this book had me sobbing on at least two occasions. Mina has some beautiful character development, each character you meet feels dimensional and real with realistic responses to the situations they are put in. I fell in love with each and every character and I am heartbroken they aren't real
World building;
This world was lush. I felt like I was there, the night I read the first chunk I dreamt of it! The world Axie throws you into is so well described, so beautifully put together you're dragged away with the words and put there yourself.
General thoughts;
This book is fast becoming a favourite and putting all else on my shelves to shame. I have two copies on the way, I adore this book and the beautiful twist on the tale of Shim Cheong it spun. This book is a fond memory already, and I love each and every character with my whole heart and I can't thank Axie for publishing this beautiful story enough.
IG; Icedpinecones
I was sent an ARC copy by hodderscape and I can't be more thankful because my life feels full after this book!
Plot;
This book revolves around Mina. When her brothers' girlfriend is to be sent to the sea as a bride for the sea god, mina intervenes with fate and jumps in herself. Thrown into an underworld of gods and lost souls, Mina must find a way to wake the sea god and destroy the curse before she is trapped in the underworld forever.
Characters;
The characters of this book had me sobbing on at least two occasions. Mina has some beautiful character development, each character you meet feels dimensional and real with realistic responses to the situations they are put in. I fell in love with each and every character and I am heartbroken they aren't real
World building;
This world was lush. I felt like I was there, the night I read the first chunk I dreamt of it! The world Axie throws you into is so well described, so beautifully put together you're dragged away with the words and put there yourself.
General thoughts;
This book is fast becoming a favourite and putting all else on my shelves to shame. I have two copies on the way, I adore this book and the beautiful twist on the tale of Shim Cheong it spun. This book is a fond memory already, and I love each and every character with my whole heart and I can't thank Axie for publishing this beautiful story enough.
IG; Icedpinecones