Sea by Heidi R. Kling
Title: SeaAuthor: Heidi R. Kling
Pages: 366
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Publication Date: June 10, 2010
Haunted by recurring nightmares since her mother's accidental disappearance over the Indian ocean three years before, fifteen year old California girl Sienna "Sea" Jones reluctantly travels with her father's volunteer team to six months post-tsunami Indonesia. During her stay at the orphanage, she meets scarred and soulful Deni who is more like Sea than anyone she has ever met.
She knows they can't be together, so why can't she stay away from him? And what about her old-best-friend-turned-suddenly-hot Spider who may or may not be waiting for her back home? And why is her psychiatrist father so secretive about her mother's plane crash? The farther she gets from home, the closer she comes to the truth. And Sea's real adventure begins.
Sea is an emotional, and hopeful story that's just like the actual sea; Sea is just as perfect, and just as turbulent as the sea. Heidi R. Kling, with a beautiful and lyrical prose, takes readers on a nose-dive to a world of complete devastation, innocence, and--against all circumstances--hope and love.
Kling will take readers on a complex and vivid journey of grief, loss, and healing. Kling's characters are real and diverse but each character contributes a unique undercurrent to the novel. Indonesia, the setting for most of Sea is also authenticated by the littering of Indonesian words throughout. Some of the flashbacks in Sea happen in California and the comparison between both worlds are shatteringly different. The traditions and the cultural differences are really distinct as the settings alternate, creating a whole new level of really seeing the discrepancy between the two worlds.
The romance in the novel is an interesting aspect because it's hard to pine for either guy; both have their good and bad qualities. Sea has feelings for both Spider and Deni and the chemistry and relationship between Sea and both guys is ultimately sweet, yet pure and real. For me, they are separated into two categories; Spider, the past, and Deni, the present...though who will be the future?
Reading Sea is as unforgettable as watching the sun set into the horizon of the sea. Completely, and utterly perfect. A+ =)
The Bottom Line: I dared to hope. I dared to live. And I dared to love...all in this one book.
---Report Card---
Originality: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Characters: 10/10
Plot: 10/10
My reaction/enjoyment: 10/10
Theme: 10/10
Imagery: 10/10
Setting: 5/5
Voice: 5/5
Style: 5/5
Tone: 5/5
Cover: 10/10
Total Score: 100/100 (A+) !!!This is one of the FIVE books that hold the title: The Holy Grail - Beholder of the Perfect 100!!!
About the Author
Reggie is the (not so genius) mind behind The Undercover Book Lover. She's currently a sarcastic college student trying to juggle school, blogging, and her (non-existent) social life. In her spare time, she enjoys writing her not-closed-to-finished novel, photography, reading, and blogging. She can't get enough of oreos (especially the golden ones!) and caramel macchiatos and she loves everything vanilla or cookies and cream.
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25 comments:
fabulous review, I really can't wait to get my hands on this book. You've made the anticipation that much more sweeter, is it June yet???
WOW! It MUST be AWESOME. This review made me so much more excited to read Sea. :) Thanks!
OMG! You just made me more desperate! I want this now! Great review.
I'm so looking fwd to this book! Thanks for your review -- SEA sounds just as fantastic as I've been imagining it will be. :)
Wow -- that's quite a review! SEA is indeed a lovely story by a lovely author!
This sounds amazing! I can't wait for it to finally come out.
Great review! Sounds like a really good book! Def. on my TBR pile
Another gorgeously written review -- Reggie, you rock! And what a glowing review! I'd pick up this book for the cover alone -- it's beautiful.
Ahh your review has made me so excited for this book!!! How can I wait till June????? It sounds amazingly beautiful like the Sea :)
This book sounds good! I am planning to read it when it's released.
I'm feeling so grateful, the setting is in Indonesia :)
The book sounds wonderful. i wonder when it'll available in Indonesia ?
Sounds like a great book. Thanks for the review! :D
I can only say wow.
that was really a great review and now i just can't wait to read this book!
Set in Indonesia, now that is something different! Wonder when we'll have a YA book that's set in the Philippines? :) Great review! The story sounds beautiful and romantic, I definitely want to read it. :)
Great review..! This book is definitely going into my TBR pile !
This sounds like a great book. It is on my wishlist and with getting a perfect 100 I will have to move it up higher on the buy list.
Perfect 100! Wowzers! Ahhh I want this even more now! Why must you do this to me, why?!
Great review. Can't wait to read this. :D
~Briana
Wow-- awesome score! I've been looking forward to this one. Glad it's looking to be good.
Laura Hartness
The Calico Critic
CalicoCritic at gmail dot com
You're lucky to have read this book, I'm so jealous! Do you know if there is going to be a sequel? :)
This book sounds awesome! Thanks for your review!
aikychien at yahoo dot com
Terrific review. I am reading Sea right now and you are right, it is AMAZING!!! :)
I have heard so many great things about this book. I was a little skeptical at first but I think I may just have to give it a try!
it is a great review! I can't wait to read Sea now! it sounds awesome and you convinced me I should read it (I don't read books that kinda aren't my taste)
Oh wow, what a great review! I've been hearing such great things about this book, but I think your review might have cinched it for me!
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