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A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow
4.0
adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Read this through a friend’s recommendation and it was a journey. The inconsistent pacing had me not enjoying it at points because it was very jumpy and made me confused. But the moments where the pacing is consistent, it is phenomenal! I really liked the dynamics of the characters, especially Effie and Tavia. Everything in this book I liked except for the pacing that kept on throwing me off.

Note: There is an HP reference in Chapter one and one comment that was very much reading “only girls have uteruses” vibe. As a Genderfluid person I have to mention these so anyone else in Trans and Non-Binary communities can decide if they want to read it with knowing those are there.