'You have to believe in something to be the god of it.' Nothing is quite what it seems, and reader can unravel all the secrets following Mina on her journey. Saving the world by becoming ones true love sounds simple and straightforward, but Axie Oh gave this plot so many twists and turns, I felt captivated from the beginning till the very end. But never'-she grabs my trembling shoulders-'never lose your faith in her.' And who says one has to choose between your blood and found kindred? What I truly loved about this story, is even with Mina leaving her birth family in the very beginning, she found her very own one by her selfless act. Her story started with a simple wish to save her borther's happiness sacrificing her own, but ambition grew with passing days and befriending her new encounters she realised there is a world to save and a greater curse to break. 'And what would the sea god's bride do, once she's found him?'

'How can you save the Sea God, yet not save yourself?'Īrriving at the spirit world, Mina meets a bunch of people who at first she neither sees as friends or foes, but with time she realises each of us is less or more connected by destiny, and a string of fate. She's never indifferent to the poor brides, but when it happens that the one to be thrown to the sea next is her brother's beloved she takes fate into her own hands. Meet Mina, 16 year old living in a world where people fear the sea god's wrath this much, to send him a new bride every year by sacrificing a young woman, with throwing her into the sea. I received this ARC thanks to the Publisher and NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.

The Floating World by Axie Oh