Arnica Culbertson's Reviews > Seasparrow

1.5-2 stars ⭐️ ✨ This was very disappointing from start to finish. I am almost convinced Kristin Cashore didn’t even write this, it’s so far away from what her previous four novels sound like. The original trilogy was amazing, Winterkeep was OK, and this was the most uneventful and boring book I’ve read in months. Part 1 of this book (which is 200 pages!) is a very long winded description of life on a ship. That’s it. Part 2 there’s some plot but it drags on the whole time and the only enjoyable part to read was in Part 3, the last 40 pages. It was a chore to get there.

Hava was an interesting and complicated character in the first few books and this one, written complete in her POV, destroyed any interest I had in her. She thinks and acts like a child, she’s extremely mean and not in an endearing way that makes you like the MC for being snarky. I definitely do not recommend this one for any fans of Cashore. Leave the series at Bitterblue or Winterkeep and pretend this one doesn’t exist.