It is a beautiful, dark debut novella from an author whose work I have to imagine will be absolutely flying off the shelves. It will stay with you long after you turn the final page. This novella is absolutely gorgeous.įlowers for the Sea is a beautifully written bit of fiction. Their fangs are sharp.Among the refugees is Iraxi: ostracized, despised, and a commoner who refused a prince.
Resources are scant, and ravenous beasts circle. ButlerWe are a people who do not forget.Survivors from a flooded kingdom struggle alone on an ark. They’ve got a real talent for evocative prose, tension building, and satisfying storytelling. A Library Journal Editor's PickFlowers for the Sea is a dark, dazzling debut novella that reads like Rosemary's Baby by way of Octavia E. I have The Night Sun already queued up on my Kindle, so I’m going to be hitting that soon. Even before the story gets going it is abundantly clear that she is nobody to fuck with.įlowers for the Sea was my first foray into Rocklyn’s work, but it most definitely won’t be the last. She is a complicated woman who is by turns vulnerable, tough, and combative. In just over 100 pages, Rocklyn manages to create a surprisingly complex small-scale society, well-developed characters, and a rich, engrossing story. Thanks to the publisher for sending me a review copy. I’m very much looking forward to reading more from them in the future. It’s thoroughly unsettling yet impossible to put down. I don’t want to say much about the story since it is quite short, and I think doing so would veer dangerously toward spoiler territory, so we’ll just focus on the writing. This was a vicious, intense novella and one hell of a debut.
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