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 ...
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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?
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I'm not really sure what I was expecting when I started Water's Break but it turned out to be quite a different story altogether. The book starts off with a kaboom as the underwater people, the Olomi, face the near destruction of their underwater home and the loss of many of their people. I'll admit that after that, and the next important incident, I found it more difficult to get into the story. That is until much later into Sophia L. Hansen's novel than it should have ever taken me, I finally realized what the story was really talking about...
There was so much more than I could have imagined. It wasn't just a quest to find a lost sister, though that was important. No, it was a story of a girl taking the last step into adulthood as she goes through unimaginable circumstances and pain to discover that there are things more powerful than fear; such as freedom, love, sacrifice, and hope. That those things are always worth fighting for even to the bitter end. And that home, family, and community are worth any and every price. One thing to note is that the tale was definitely on the grittier side so it would be better for mid to older teens.
After that little belated epiphany the story had me quite intrigued and turning those pages. Water's Break really did surprise by the time I reached the end. I really didn't expect to spend so much time thinking about this book even after I finished it but Sophia L. Hansen had me hooked with her vivid world-building and those important elements that I mentioned before. Quite a different and interesting story....
(I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher. All opinions are entirely my own.)
