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Beautiful Reimagining, blend of myth and romance

The Girl who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh

December 26, 2022 by LB Leave a Comment

The Girl who Fell Beneath the Sea is a book that immediately intrigued me because of the gorgeous cover, and then the synopsis truly dragged me in. Mina lives in a small village by the sea where every year, for the last one hundred years, they’ve sacrificed a bride to the Sea God in the hopes of quelling the storms that have plagued the country since the death of the Emperor. This year the sacrifice is supposed to be Shim Cheong, the beloved of Mina’s […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, Axie Oh, fairy tale reimagining, Korean mythology, myth retelling, retelling, Romance, sacrifice, sea god, shim Cheong, the girl who fell beneath the sea

LB's CBR14 Review No:25 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, Axie Oh, fairy tale reimagining, Korean mythology, myth retelling, retelling, Romance, sacrifice, sea god, shim Cheong, the girl who fell beneath the sea ·
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