Hello, Friday Fiction Friends! Today we’re going to take a look at a fascinating underwater civilization and the story of its people: Water’s Break by Sophia L. Hansen. I was drawn in from the first pages as Nica and the story of her people, separated as the waters of her planet were broken by land masses. Here’s a little more:
What if fear itself is the deadliest undercurrent of all?
Nica would do anything to avoid the hassles of her sister’s bonding ceremony—the wrap fittings, hairstyles, and braided fire coral—but she never imagined that the waters covering her planet would be broken. As the heavens rained fire and stone, mountains erupted from the sea and dry ground was birthed on the Deep, dividing the water—and the Olomi people—for the first time in their history.
In the wake of her world’s violent re-formation, Nica’s family is shattered. When the rookie Guardian leaves the safety of the Deep to find her sister, she is abducted by strange landwalkers who possess strength and technology beyond her imagination. Nica realizes that the disaster from above was by their design—a calculated plan to terraform the water planet and conquer her people. All Nica wants to do is find her sister and swim home to safety, but with the landwalkers closing in, escape may not be possible. And if Nica can’t save herself, how can she hope to save her sister—or her people?
Nica cannot find her sister, and thus begins her journey to reunite her family and others who are lost. The world-building is so well-done as she describes both the underwater world and the land masses with their cruel inhabitants. Nica must find a way to survive as she searches for her sister and, in the midst of it all, find true love.
I read this book quickly and enjoyed it from beginning to end. I think you will too. Do you like underwater adventures that are not your typical mermaids? Share some books with us…
