The second book of Bound by Dark Waters takes the reader to Rythas. The MC goes through a few trials and tribulations. Mostly dealing with the aggressive King that has a sole purpose for her and the cruel twin brother. Betrothed: Beyond the God Sea is a work of fiction in the dystopian, science fiction, and romance sub-genres, and was penned by author Elora Morgan. The work is intended for the young adult reading audience and contains no explicit content. Our protagonist is Zaria, a young woman born into a position of privilege on her island, who is told that she is bound by fate to marry the sea god Keroe in a dangerous ritual. So when a new boy washes up on her island and threatens everything that she and her people believe in, Zaria must re-examine who and what to put her faith in. What results is a thrilling and enveloping start to the God Sea Trilogy. Although Aslan was more of an immediate presence to Narnia than the Emperor, he and his father worked in perfect unity. The Emperor was often referred to as "Aslan's great Father, the Emperor-over-the-sea" and other such titles. He was greatly respected by his son and all who honoured the Lion. When Zaria’s wedding day finally arrives, she'll become the only islander of her generation permitted to cross into the God Sea. There’s nothing more she could possibly want. There are only two possibilities with his strange (and strangely handsome) he’s either a village anomaly or the Sea God himself, in disguise. The alluring boy-creature couldn’t have come from anywhere else, because there is no other land in all the ocean.

I found myself reading voraciously, itching to find out what happened to Kirwyn. With the introduction of so many new characters, all of whom were quite different to what I expected, I could not put the book down. Everything from the synopsis to the book cover, and even the first 1/2 to 3/4 of the book, gives the impression this is fantasy. It isn't. It's dystopian. And the transition is neither smooth enough nor clever enough to make up for that broken promise. PDF / EPUB File Name: Beyond_the_God_Sea_-_Elora_Morgan.pdf, Beyond_the_God_Sea_-_Elora_Morgan.epub

Beyond the God Sea by Elora Morgan Book PDF Summary

In the first book of Beyond the God Sea: Betrothed, we see Zaria preparing for her month-long ceremony to marry Keroe, the God of the sea. Her world is turned upside down when a boy washes up on shore claiming to know more about what the land that lays past the sea, if there is such a thing. As the story progresses, Zaria becomes more and more interested in what happens after she is sent into the sea for Keroe and in Kirwyn the boy trying to convince her not to marry him. Please be advised: In this dystopian series the protagonist grows in a manner similar to characters such as Sansa Stark. She begins as sheltered/naive and does not become a strategist until Book II when the story darkens and matures. There is no spice/adult content until Book III. The protagonist is from a very sheltered island in which she is raised heavily in purity culture. She is the perfect blend of naivety and rebellious. She isn’t suspiciously all knowing but she is far from a useless damsel in distress. While Zaria questions Kirwyn’s survival she is introduced to 2 brothers, Young King Juls and Lazlian. Without giving spoiling too much, they certainly have the very different views of Zaria when she is involved.

There are only two possibilities with his strange (and strangely handsome) face: he's either a village anomaly or the Sea God himself, in disguise. The alluring boy-creature couldn't have come from anywhere else, because there is no other land in all the ocean. I finally understood why his cruelty hurt so much. Because I knew Laz was poison, yet a foolish, naïve part of me wished he wasn’t. Elora is a fantastic story-teller. The voice she gives Zaria is consistent with the first book, and yet we can see her mature, seeing the world around her and still refusing to bend to the status-quo. Usually, there is a tendency for main characters to get a bit boring as series go on, but Elora keeps Zaria interesting - she's feisty and bright and seeing her grapple with a whole other batch of internal conflicts when compared to the first book through snippets of her inner monologues is great.This is one of those rare books that I feel was just made for me and I just want to read it over and over again. It's definitely more plot-heavy than the first book in the series, and it's a darker YA. We get to see Zaria turn into a schemer, even though she's still a hopeless romantic at heart. I felt ALL the emotions. What a rollercoaster. I'm also intrigued by the dystopia/fantasy setting. Though it takes place in a post-apocalyptic world, the story gives off more of a fantasy vibe in the sense that it doesn't feel like the world these characters live in is anything much like our own. There's some modern technology (so far) but it's pretty low-key.