Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering.Many believe that Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village—and the beloved of Mina’s older brother Joon—may be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is to be sacrificed, Joon follows Cheong out to sea, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong’s stead.Swept away to the Spirit Realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, Mina seeks out the Sea God, only to find him caught in an enchanted sleep. With the help of a mysterious young man named Shin—as well as a motley crew of demons, gods and spirits—Mina sets out to wake the Sea God and bring an end to the killer storms once and for all.But she doesn’t have much time: A human cannot live long in the land of the spirits. And there are those who would do anything to keep the Sea God from waking…
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
von Axie Oh
Deadly storms have ravaged Mina’s homeland for generations. Floods sweep away entire villages, while bloody wars are waged over the few remaining resources. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curses them with death and despair. In an attempt to appease him, each year a beautiful maiden is thrown into the sea to serve as the Sea God’s bride, in the hopes that one day the “true bride” will be chosen and end the suffering.Many believe that Shim Cheong, the most beautiful girl in the village—and the beloved of Mina’s older brother Joon—may be the legendary true bride. But on the night Cheong is to be sacrificed, Joon follows Cheong out to sea, even knowing that to interfere is a death sentence. To save her brother, Mina throws herself into the water in Cheong’s stead.Swept away to the Spirit Realm, a magical city of lesser gods and mythical beasts, Mina seeks out the Sea God, only to find him caught in an enchanted sleep. With the help of a mysterious young man named Shin—as well as a motley crew of demons, gods and spirits—Mina sets out to wake the Sea God and bring an end to the killer storms once and for all.But she doesn’t have much time: A human cannot live long in the land of the spirits. And there are those who would do anything to keep the Sea God from waking…
Aktuelle Rezensionen(17)
Rezension von AllieBeautiful and heartaching:)
Rezension von Dalili :)Für mich eine absolut wunderschöne Geschichte 🤍
Rezension von Agostina.<b>I'M OBSESSED.</b> This was absolutely beautiful!!! Light-hearted, original, cinematic... The Ghibli vibes were there and I enjoyed every second of it. All of the characters are likeable, the relationships are wholesome, the found family vibes and full-circle moments are <i>excellent</i>, and the plot always stays interesting. The writing is easy to read, with vivid descriptions that keep you immersed in the story the entire time. THANK YOU, author, for not adding unnecessary chunks of text just for the sake of increasing the word count!
Rezension von JessySo eine schöne Geschichte... Es war toll, Mal etwas aus nicht europäischer Mythologie so lesen. Die Protagonistin ist sehr lebenswürdig und stark. Die Liebe ist glaubhaft dargestellt.
Rezension von KalypsoI had a really hard time getting into the story at the beginning. I kept confusing the characters and everything happend too fast for my taste. But I am so so glad I kept going! The book got better and better and totally managed to pull me in. In the end I got so invested and then there was a really big plot twist that I did not see coming. Now I am sad the book is over already but I loved the final messages it conveyed.