Lovely!

Every page of this book is beautiful. It's a comfort book for me, one thati first read when I was 12. Every time I read it, I walk away feeling calm and noticing the beauty all around me.

2.5

Maybe the election results thus far have just made me feel enough ill will to taint anything I'd be reading, but I do think this was a perfectly okay novel with some beautiful flourishes. I'm ambivalent. And stressed. It's no Alphabet of Thorn.

This short novel is lyrical and gripping, as the story of two princes, one bound to land but longing for the sea, and one bound to the sea but longing for land, and the ordinary girl (Periwinkle) who befriends both. Beautifully written and highly recommended!

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เป็นหนังสือชวนให้จินตนาการ น่ารัก สดใส จบแบบใสๆด้วย อ่านแป๊บเดียว อ่านเพลินมาก

ปล. แนวผจญภัย แฟนตาซี รักนิดเดียวแบบงงๆไม่โรแมนติก

"Gone where?"
"Just gone. She went away and never came back." She sighed a little, her eyes on the tiny house tucked into the gorse.
Lyo said gently, "People left you, this past year."

what a gentle, gentle story this is. I adore how it's written; a bit is left to the imagination, but every slight hint of characterization in tucked away sentences and small expressions is so delightful.

Peri, a young woman whose fisherman father drowned, casts a spell
against the sea, calling forth a monster… and a Prince.

A magical, moving, and completely original story, peopled with quirkily
charming characters. Unlike most fantasy novels, this isn’t about
wielding swords and spells to save the world, but about the power and
wonder of both magic and human relationships. Peri is a likable,
offbeat heroine, and the choice she makes regarding the three men who
come into her life, the magician, the prince, and the sea dragon, is
believable and heartwarming.

All the characters, even the most minor ones, have their own lives and
agendas, bringing to life the vividly imagined setting of a fishing
village on the edge of enchantment. Dialogue is sometimes poetic,
sometimes funny, but always well-phrased. The balance in this book
between the little moments of daily life and the beauty of magic and
feeling reminded me of books like The Secret Garden.

It's one Patricia McKillip's more obscure novels, but also one of her
best.

Short, sweet, and perfect. I should just start rating everything Patricia A. McKillip writes as 5 stars before I start reading.

This is a whimsical story and is such a pleasure to read. It’s a quick read, I think I finished in about 2 hours, and I enjoyed every minute of it.

4.5⭐️

Some books fail to live up to nostalgia-tinged memories. Some books remain solid years later. And some books are even better than you remember. This one's definitely in the latter category.

It's a fairy tale first and foremost, so don't read it if you're looking for detailed worldbuilding or rules of magic. It works by fairy-tale logic. Metaphor is important. Things come in threes. Your heart's desire pays for itself, if only you can figure out what it is.

Mostly, it's the language I love it for. It perfectly captures the sea--its rage, its beauty, its possessiveness, its indifference. It shows that the scattering of huts on the shore can be just as magical as the palaces of pearl beneath the waves. There are images here that have stayed with me for decades, and others I'm excited to rediscover each time I reread.

Haunting, beautifully written fantasy. I love the subtle, original twists on old legends and poetic language. This reads like an extended fairy tale with clever dialogue and unforgettable characters. I am so happy to have "discovered" Patricia McKillip--she's become one of my new favorite writers.

A beautiful bite-sized book full of the lore and magic of the sea. I really enjoyed all the characters and the framing and pacing of the story - like an allegorical myth or an old sea-tale.

My goal for next year was to read more female fantasy authors. I started this a tad bit early, but was unable to put it down. I hope I find more authors like this while achieving my goal!

I don't normally like books with romance in them. Especially romance books that are also Young Adult. This book was way out of my comfort zone being shelved under both.

But the writing was so well done and the tale so beautiful that I enjoyed this one immensely.

Everyone who tells the tale of a sea- journey, or listens to it, travels there safely and comes back again.

The story is about a girl named Periwinkle who has lost both her parents to the sea - her father who disappeared while fishing and her mother who stares at the sea all day mourning his loss. Using spells taught to her by an old lady before she too mysteriously disappears, Peri hexes the sea.

"I hex you. I hate you, I curse you, I lay a hex on you, Sea so that all your spellbindings will unravel, and all your magic is confused, and so that you never again take anything or anyone who belongs to us, and you let go of whatever you have."

And thus begins a whirlwind story of two princes, a King, a magician, love and the land under the sea.

I highly recommend this book, and I am looking forward to exploring this author's other works.