Reviews of Beneath the World, a Sea

lynelleb

18/04/2019 – 17:47

Fascinating

Whilst this not my usual type of read I was initially drawn in by the beautiful cover and...

rebeccaadams95

14/04/2019 – 10:03

Such a weird one.

The first half of this book was so hard to read it was really slow but give it time then it does...

lostintranslation

07/04/2019 – 21:50

I liked it

Ben, a police officer arrives in a spooky forest to investigate a group of killings of Duendes,...

leela

06/04/2019 – 17:57

Worth every minute of reading.

First of all it wasn't what I was expecting. I expected it to be an action induced sci-fi novel...

jmt999

06/04/2019 – 16:58

Only read half before giving up

This is a novel about an imaginary area with wonderful vegetation and animals populated by...

jenjen1604

06/04/2019 – 08:12

Beautiful

If you know of Chris Beckett, you’ll know his strength is science fiction, and this book is no...

agnekovas

05/04/2019 – 20:56

As colourful as the book cover

It is one of the most fascinating books I've read in a long time. Duende being a magical world...

becca1282

04/04/2019 – 18:02

Post-modern, psychological story of epic proportions

I was absolutely drawn in by the cover of this book as it is so unusual, as it turns out the...

cfranks

04/04/2019 – 17:55

It was good.

This book wasn't necessarily bad but not exceptional either. It was just generally weird, it's...

jerry boyd

04/04/2019 – 15:39

A strange and unusual fantasy

First off, a beautifully bound book on decent paper, thanks Corvus, also a nicely designed...

readerready

04/04/2019 – 13:52

Compelling

‘Beneath the world, a sea’ is an absolute gem of a book, I thoroughly enjoyed it from the first...

infamyinfamy

04/04/2019 – 10:59

Weird

This is a seriously weird read! It is difficult to review because it leaves you wondering what...

frankilucy

04/04/2019 – 02:56

Poetic and Incredibly Captivating

I've seen a few mixed and negative reviews of this book and I can understand why those reviews...

hollymayclark

02/04/2019 – 14:49

No real purpose

In the beginning I was really excited by the science fiction within this book, I have never read...

hazel tyson

02/04/2019 – 09:42

Is this real life?

What a bizarre book this was! I felt like I had traveled to the Bermuda Triangle, outer space...

bex2607

02/04/2019 – 09:34

Marmite book with amazing imagery

Whilst this not my usual type of read I was initially drawn in by the beautiful cover and...

nicolealice22

01/04/2019 – 20:56

So weird

Ben Ronson is a police officer who has been sent to the Submundo Delta to investigate the killing...

jjl

01/04/2019 – 19:51

Weirdly compelling

This isn't the sort of book I often find myself reading, and when a friend asked me to explain it...

emmawillmer

01/04/2019 – 18:42

Struggling

After initially reading about this book, I was excited to get stuck in to it, but I’m finding it...

valerian70

01/04/2019 – 07:46

The Lethe

2.5 Stars This is a very peculiar book, and not necessarily in a good way. Rather than tell a...

abi642

31/03/2019 – 15:05

Fantastic

I wasn't really sure what to expect going into this book. I have read another book by Chris...

hmeade

30/03/2019 – 09:09

Mixed feelings

The cover is beautiful. While reading the book I enjoyed the writing style. It is a good read but...

law1991

21/03/2019 – 15:16

Interesting

I liked the idea of this book when I started reading it. I've yet to finished but at the moment...