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Broken Tides by A.M. Denelsbeck
3.0
adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This novella has such a cool premise.  The oceans have risen and almost all of the world is underwater.  Our FMC has spent her whole life on a ship, only occasionally stopping at the few remaining islands for supplies and trading.  This book is a quick read at 174 pages and tries to pack a lot into those pages.  The story engages with some great twists along the way, but I felt it was quite rushed and would have benefitted from flushing out the story and characters a bit more.  I'm interested to see where the story goes in future books and how the author grows and develops past their debut novel.