Hi everyone
Tress of the Emerald Sea is a standalone novel by Brandon Sanderson. It is set in The Cosmere so it is part of his multi-series world but you can read it without having read the others.
It's also more of a YA book.
I bought this book from Bol.com.
"The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from faraway lands and listening to stories told by her friend Charlie. But when his father takes him on a voyage to find a bride and disaster strikes, Tress must stow away on a ship and seek the Sorceress of the deadly Midnight Sea. Amid the spore oceans where pirates abound, can Tress leave her simple life behind and make her own place sailing a sea where a single drop of water can mean instant death?"
I didn't really enjoy this. The story was ok but boring, the plot was a bit rambling and the characters were dull and mediocre. Mostly, it was the POV, the tone of the storyteller that annoyed me. Hoid was not witty or funny he was just stupid all the time. Even when it wasn't intentional, when he was meant to be funny and smart he only ever was dumb and idiotic. The book was trying to be funny but it fell flat for me.
The worldbuilding is, as is usual for Sanderson, amazing, interesting and very different from other books I've read.
The main villain in this book was absurd. In the end she just leaves? I mean, that's just lazy writing. I don't see why she should leave because she really wasn't in danger from Tress and the others.
Happy reading!
Helena
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