This YA fantasy novel is told from the first person perspective of Nor, who dreams of one day seeing more of the world than her ocean village. The opening lines quoted above made me curious about the two sisters mentioned, and although I never found it to be an especially immersive book, it was easy to focus on despite my difficulty concentrating (even if I did end up thinking the first part was better than the second and didn’t find it all that memorable overall). I read Crown of Coral and Pearl, Mara Rutherford’s first novel, around the time I first started struggling to get into any books a few months ago because, you know, 2020. In its natural form, it can hardly be considered beautiful at all. But whereas a pearl is prized for its luster, its shape, its lack of imperfections, coral is different. Both precious to our people, both beautiful enough to adorn the necks of queens. Sometimes I wonder if it was our names that determined our fates, or the other way around. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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