"๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ - ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐."
- ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐บ๐.
beyond that, the sea is a debut historical fiction novel written by Laura Spence-Ash that centers around a girl named Bea during WWII that is forced to leave her parent's home in London to live with the Gregory family across the ocean in America.
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Thank you #partner publisher Celadon Books and Laura Spence-Ash for the #gifted copy. I was given a free ARC copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
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โข The beautiful prose of this story. It was so smooth and flowed effortlessly.
โข The character development was pristine and I was emotionally invested in each character.
โข Maine! Mainers are proud people and we love our state. It is magical and there is no other place like it. Thank you for reflecting that love into your novel.
โข This coming-of-age story felt like a big hug. Especially how welcoming the Gregorys were towards Bea.
โข I did enjoy the multiple POVs. Normally, I would shy away from that many POVs but it worked for me. Every character in this book is notable with no risk of confusion to the reader.
โข The year markers on the bottom of each page were so helpful in keeping track. This novel spans over thirty-seven years.
โข Reading about the character's relationships in the past and how they continued onward was beautiful.
โข The short chapters were exclusively one character's POV and that added the cherry on top. There was no way I was going to be confused over who or when.
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This is an amazing and well-executed story! I absolutely recommend reading this book. Matter of fact, I'm going to purchase a copy for my Mom who will be making her way back to Maine for the summer very soon. Just like the Gregorys.
๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ
๐ฅง Historical Fiction
๐ฅง Coming of age stories
๐ฅง Where the Crawdads Sing
๐ฅง Home baked goods
๐ฅง Maine
๐ฅง Communication by postal letters
๐ฅง Love and heartbreak
โญโญโญโญ๐ซ 4.5/5 (8.86/10 CAWPILE)
- ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐บ๐.
beyond that, the sea is a debut historical fiction novel written by Laura Spence-Ash that centers around a girl named Bea during WWII that is forced to leave her parent's home in London to live with the Gregory family across the ocean in America.
เผบPlease swipe for full descriptionเผป
Thank you #partner publisher Celadon Books and Laura Spence-Ash for the #gifted copy. I was given a free ARC copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐...
โข The beautiful prose of this story. It was so smooth and flowed effortlessly.
โข The character development was pristine and I was emotionally invested in each character.
โข Maine! Mainers are proud people and we love our state. It is magical and there is no other place like it. Thank you for reflecting that love into your novel.
โข This coming-of-age story felt like a big hug. Especially how welcoming the Gregorys were towards Bea.
โข I did enjoy the multiple POVs. Normally, I would shy away from that many POVs but it worked for me. Every character in this book is notable with no risk of confusion to the reader.
โข The year markers on the bottom of each page were so helpful in keeping track. This novel spans over thirty-seven years.
โข Reading about the character's relationships in the past and how they continued onward was beautiful.
โข The short chapters were exclusively one character's POV and that added the cherry on top. There was no way I was going to be confused over who or when.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐...
This is an amazing and well-executed story! I absolutely recommend reading this book. Matter of fact, I'm going to purchase a copy for my Mom who will be making her way back to Maine for the summer very soon. Just like the Gregorys.
๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฒ
๐ฅง Historical Fiction
๐ฅง Coming of age stories
๐ฅง Where the Crawdads Sing
๐ฅง Home baked goods
๐ฅง Maine
๐ฅง Communication by postal letters
๐ฅง Love and heartbreak
โญโญโญโญ๐ซ 4.5/5 (8.86/10 CAWPILE)