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A review by mitzee
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
A fun, femme first (but not queer) story that feels somewhere between sci-fi and fantasy (maybe more off-Terra fantasy).
Tress is a basic girl who lives on an island and falls in love with the Duke’s son, who tells her he is some low level servant. Something happens to rock her world and she sets off on a journey and gets an opportunity to show off her intelligence, empathy, cleverness, and vulnerability.
notes for me (major spoilers here):
Things I really enjoyed: Disabled, deaf representation. Tress’ ability to see her own faults and evaluate her ideas from an objective POV. The spore seas were fun. I would want to hear more about this. Similar to the powers, and magic from Sanderson’s Mistborn series, it felt very creative and new. Really enjoyed this one and the audiobook includes a note from the author who reads it himself who sounds so much younger than what I thought based on the Stormlight Archive series
Tress is a basic girl who lives on an island and falls in love with the Duke’s son, who tells her he is some low level servant. Something happens to rock her world and she sets off on a journey and gets an opportunity to show off her intelligence, empathy, cleverness, and vulnerability.
notes for me (major spoilers here):
Things I really enjoyed: Disabled, deaf representation. Tress’ ability to see her own faults and evaluate her ideas from an objective POV. The spore seas were fun. I would want to hear more about this. Similar to the powers, and magic from Sanderson’s Mistborn series, it felt very creative and new. Really enjoyed this one and the audiobook includes a note from the author who reads it himself who sounds so much younger than what I thought based on the Stormlight Archive series