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A review by ihavetosay
Soul of the Deep by Natasha Bowen
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
2/5 ⭐️
Full review at ihavetosay.blog
SYNOPSIS
Simidele is now in deep waters serving Olokun to honor her promise. A Mami Wata named Folasade comes to visit and sends word that Esu may actually be being held hostage by Olokun and has not reported back to Oldomare to continue his duty of taming the anti-gods. In Esu’s absence, ajogun soldiers have run rampant, slaying cities in the hopes of freeing the anti-gods. Now Simi must free Esu and work with him to stop the release of the anti-gods. What could possible happen?
RECAP AND REVIEW
This book is a mythology and fantasty book that uses African gods. There’s a forbidden romance. This is the second book in the series. Not much is recapped but aspects of the first book are referenced.
I liked how this book started and parts of the end battle, but it lost me in the middle and really annoyed me at the end.
Simi, in my opinion, has no character growth or development. She continues to not listen and do whatever she wants. It felt unrealistic to me the way that Yemoja accepts that she’s just not going to follow rules.
It’s interesting Simi’s able to not fulfill her duties considering most of her cleanups were due to her own actions. Granted, Esu might’ve taken over in the first book if Kola was not rescued, but that’s a conversation for another day.
I didn’t find Olokun to be as horrible as they tried to make him out to be. He’s unhappy and intimidating, but who wouldn’t be chained under the sea. All he wants is to be heard and free. Even in this book, he continues to help Simi and she disregards him. Never says thank you and rarely credits him for his help.
I love romance but Simi and Kola fell a little flat. I don’t mind instalove, but the chemistry was lacking despite how much they wanted to be together. How things ended made me upset. We spent all of this time and there was a death for what?
OVERALL
Overall, I give this book a 2 out of 5 stars. As a whole, plot wise, it didn’t do it for me. I have been in a reading slump so it could have affected how I interpreted the plot, but I also don’t like Simi as a character and I think she gets off too easily. The writing and visuals were done well though.
Full review at ihavetosay.blog
SYNOPSIS
Simidele is now in deep waters serving Olokun to honor her promise. A Mami Wata named Folasade comes to visit and sends word that Esu may actually be being held hostage by Olokun and has not reported back to Oldomare to continue his duty of taming the anti-gods. In Esu’s absence, ajogun soldiers have run rampant, slaying cities in the hopes of freeing the anti-gods. Now Simi must free Esu and work with him to stop the release of the anti-gods. What could possible happen?
RECAP AND REVIEW
This book is a mythology and fantasty book that uses African gods. There’s a forbidden romance. This is the second book in the series. Not much is recapped but aspects of the first book are referenced.
I liked how this book started and parts of the end battle, but it lost me in the middle and really annoyed me at the end.
Simi, in my opinion, has no character growth or development. She continues to not listen and do whatever she wants. It felt unrealistic to me the way that Yemoja accepts that she’s just not going to follow rules.
It’s interesting Simi’s able to not fulfill her duties considering most of her cleanups were due to her own actions. Granted, Esu might’ve taken over in the first book if Kola was not rescued, but that’s a conversation for another day.
I didn’t find Olokun to be as horrible as they tried to make him out to be. He’s unhappy and intimidating, but who wouldn’t be chained under the sea. All he wants is to be heard and free. Even in this book, he continues to help Simi and she disregards him. Never says thank you and rarely credits him for his help.
I love romance but Simi and Kola fell a little flat. I don’t mind instalove, but the chemistry was lacking despite how much they wanted to be together. How things ended made me upset. We spent all of this time and there was a death for what?
OVERALL
Overall, I give this book a 2 out of 5 stars. As a whole, plot wise, it didn’t do it for me. I have been in a reading slump so it could have affected how I interpreted the plot, but I also don’t like Simi as a character and I think she gets off too easily. The writing and visuals were done well though.