Think twice if…
- Content warnings: Ableism, Blood, Child abuse (referenced), Death, Vomiting / emesis, Genocide, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self-harm, Torture, Violence
One Salt Sea
by Seanan McGuire
Book 5 in October Daye
One Salt Sea is the October Daye book where undersea politics and personal loss hit hard. It is still urban fantasy first, but the romance thread has enough consequence that clearing it would be dishonest.
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storykind_community 4.5/5 2 ratings
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length368 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice0/5
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Found family
- None
- Book hangover
- Hurt/comfort
- Found family feels
Fantasy promise
- Urban fantasy
- Coastal / island / beach
- Fae
- Ship / at sea
- Fae realm / faerie courts
- Changelings
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- Big city / metropolis
- Mythological
- Selkies
- Mermaids/sirens
Reading experience
- First person
- Fast
- Dark
- Fast-paced
- Heavy
- High
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- Survivor
- Queer
- Emotional
- Protector
- Suspenseful
- Character-driven
- Damaged survivor
- Heartbreaking
- Atmospheric
- Outcast/loner
- Page turner
- General badass
- Gut punch ending
- Protect at all costs
- No one is safe
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Book details
- Length
- 368 pages
- Publisher
- DAW Books
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book