chelseareads's Reviews (449)

This was a wonderful, surprising story. I loved the unique voice of the narrator. I loved watching her develop and begin to heal. I loved the balance of humor and tragedy. I thought it was an excellent read.

This was an enjoyable read. The world he created was interesting, and I liked the overarching story. I haven't read a science fiction (fine, "weird fiction") sea voyage/pirate story like this before.

Things I did not love:
- all of the characters except one
- random/inconsistent/seemingly arbitrary spelling and font choices
- general inconsistencies in the nature of the world and all of that

I didn't read the first book of this series (it wasn't in the library...), and it's possible the inconsistencies would be explained away there.

ALSO, SPOILER:
While I did think the ending was interesting (Bellis realizing she's been manipulated into all of her decisions, Uther doing all that manipulating, plans coming into place because "possibility"), I thought it could also have been much more powerful/meaningful. If, for example, I cared about Bellis at all.

Four stars for being so perfectly what it is, and because I couldn't put it down.