4/5 STARSSYNOPSIS
The Wicked Deep meets A Curse So Dark and Lonely in this gripping, dark fairy-tale fantasy about two girls who must choose between saving themselves, each other, or their sinking island city. REVIEW Thank you to NetGalley, the author and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review! This was such a lovely book. I enjoyed the writing style, I liked the characters, I liked how no one was perfect and everyone had their dark side, or weaknesses. And I really like how it portrayed fear and what fear can make you do, whether it's fear for yourself or fear for other people. I am always here for sapphic stories, and I'm always here for witches, ESPECIALLY when those witches are tied so heavily with the ocean. I don't know why but magic and the sea go so perfectly well together that I just can't resist them, and this story, which takes place on the edge of the water, is no different. The magic system was also really interesting. I loved the way that it was described, and the way that it was vicious and unique and oh my gosh I loved the sea serpent so much. The plot itself was good too, I was eager from the start to know how the story was going to end, if they'd find a way to get around the sacrifice, if Eva would mirror her sister or Lina would step forward, and in the end it wasn't what I had expected (which is a good thing) but I'm not going to spoil that here, you'll have to find out for yourself! As for the romance, well. Let me tell you. I'm also a sucker for enemies to lovers which is basically the main trope of this book so I was living my best life. I would have liked a little more time to develop the relationship between Lina and Eva as the romance of it kind of hit a bit fast (One more thing i'm a sucker for: slow burn haha) but they had great chemistry and I had SUCH a crush on Eva so I'm not going to complain too much haha. Overall this book was really fun. I'm so happy to have read it, and I can't wait to have a physical copy too because that cover is gorgeous and I'm obsessed. I recommend this to anyone who is a fan of witchy books with f/f romance and a wonderful atmosphere.
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