The Forever Sea

DNF - PG 9

Why?

Because of the framing device.

The story starts in the future, well past the time of the main events, from the sound of it, with a storyteller telling us the story of Kindred and the events in this book. And the storyteller has sections throughout the book (at least one I found by flipping through the pages) and one at the very end.

I do not like this conceit, there is a reason I have passed on certain other books that use this device, because I will constantly be pulled out of the story and reminded that this is a story. (Yes, I know it is, but the best stories are super immersive. I do not find this immersive.)

If I had known this was the basis for the book, I would never have attempted it - but nothing in the synopsis indicates that this is used to frame the story. Which is a shame, because the prologue was interesting and involving, until I realized what was going on. (And let's just admire that cover for a sec.)