The Sunken City by Emma V.R. Noyes

The Sunken City by Emma V.R. Noyes | A Review

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Hi Readers!!!!

Welcome to Quills and Pages. This is Quills and I am back with another amazing book; The Sunken City Book 1 in the series of same name. The books are written by Emma V.R. Noyes. I got the audiobook from NetGalley. This is a pirates and mermaids story with reference to Atlantis but it is not Atlantis exactly; It's complex 😅. Anyway let's start the review.

BLURB

Amare Bellamy is not a witch. Orphaned as a child and raised on a ship by the most dangerous men in the Caribbean, Amare is one thing and one thing alone: a pirate. And pirates hate magic.

After a fateful storm plunges her to the depths of the ocean, Amare wakes to find herself in a strange new world: an underwater kingdom, where magic exists, but is strictly outlawed by the King—a man who claims to be her true father.

As Amare struggles to fit into her new role as Princess of the Sunken City, she finds herself tangled in a web of love between two brothers—one good, one not so good. And as strange powers manifest within her, she must question everything she was raised to believe—especially if she has any hope of stopping the evil brewing at the bottom of the ocean.

GENRE
Cozy Mermaid Fantasy

THEME AND TONE
Amazing

LANGUAGE AND AUDIO STYLE
Easy to Listen to

CHARACTERS
Interesting Characters

TROPES

☙ Pirates

☙ Witches and Mermaids

☙ Underwater Kingdoms

☙ Lost Princess

☙ Unexpected Love Interest

☙ YA Fantasy Romance

MY REVIEW
The story has a great start, the FC Amare describing the life with pirates and her ambition of becoming Captain of the ship someday. The crew has some amazing characters and their interaction with Amare was priceless. Their inside jokes, the bonding, everything was really great. Amare is a character who craves freedom but she is watched very closely by her uncle who wanted to protect her from pirates who had very misogynistic views about a girl onboard.

It was a very cozy atmosphere the author was creating and then BAM!!!!....the twist come......Amare fell into the sea. She wakes up in an underwater city and the whole vibe of the book changes. there is another civilization, another setting, it was very contemporary and it felt odd compare to the starting of the book but i slowly fell into the story. It felt contemporary because Underwater civilization is very far ahead then humans in technology.

Anyway Amare finds out about her reality about her parents about the place she has to live now. There is looming threat of demons and witches. There are some love interests and very beautiful friendships. Also there is a massive cliffhanger at the end. So I will be reading the next book very soon. In short I enjoyed the book very much.

On whole the book is perfect for those who love pirates and mermaids. It's a great cozy read, also very good for middle grade people. A great read to lighten up the mood. It's a 5 star from me. Totally recommend it.

MY RATING
Overall: ★★★★★ | 5 Stars

Plot: ★★★★★| 5 Stars

Romance: ★★★★★ | 5 Star

Characters:★★★★★ | 5 Stars

Pacing: ★★★★★| 5 stars

Mystery: ★★★★★| 5 star

Banter: ★★★★| 4 star

Ending: ★★★★★| 5 Stars

Book Cover:★★★| 3 Stars

THE PARTS I LIKED
☙ Amare as a pirate. She was really good at the ship 😂

☙ My fav scene was when Amare fell in the sea to drink sea water 😅
☙ Underwater City system

ABOUT AUTHOR

Emma Noyes is the author of Guy's Girl, How to Hide in Plain Sight, and The Sunken City trilogy. She grew up in a suburb outside Chicago and attended Harvard University, where she studied history and literature. She started her career at a beer company but left because she wanted to write about mermaids and witches — eventually publishing her first YA fantasy series. She now lives in Chicago with her Swedish fiancé and accident-prone Pomeranian. You can contact the author through her website(link).