When the Sea is Rising Red

from Jami_Leigh

Plot: 4 stars Characters: 3 1/2 stars Style: 5 stars Pace: 3 1/2 stars I love the style on this one. I'd read a short story prequel on the day it was released, and the style immediately had me jumping over to Amazon. I wasn't disappointed.Not a lot happens in this book, and most of the characters...

from krau0098

I have been wanting to read this book for some time. I read Hellisen's Beastkeeper and loved it and immediately looked for other books by her. There was a lot I liked about this story; the world, the characters, and the interesting writing style which is lyrical and yet somehow passive and a bit ...

from BookRatMisty

3.5-4 When The Sea is Rising Red was a little bit of an odd reading experience for me. It was one of my most anticipated reads of 2012, so when I got my hands on it awhile back, I was super excited and maybe holding it to too-high a standard. I think it suffered a little for that, because it coul...

from renkellym

When the Sea is Rising Red is set in a very interesting fantasy world. Cat Hellisen does a great job of crafting a very vivid setting for her story: there's the luxurious residences of the ruling Houses, and then there are the slums. The slums are so detailed-filthy and mazelike and intricate-tha...

from EKAnderson

One word: Atmosphere. Cat Hellisen's debut is so delightfully thick with atmosphere, with magic, and with character. In Felicita's world, magic is a luxury, allowed only to Pelimburg's wealthy houses - the houses in power. But when Felicita's best friend Ilven commits suicide to avoid marrying a ...