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Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
4.0
adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

My first Brandon Sanderson!

An inspiration for this book was The Princess Bride and that is evident. This novel was so whimsical and romantic but also had strong themes of determination especially with our amazing female main character. Tress is who Princess Buttercup could have been.

As much as I enjoyed this, I never want to hear or read the word “spore” again. Creating an ocean out of something other than water is cool, but why SPORES??