What is the linking verb for sentence The plot of that fantasy novel seems awfully childish to me now?

The linking verb for the sentence "The plot of that fantasy novel seems awfully childish to me now" is "seems." Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a word or phrase that describes or explains it. In this case, the linking verb "seems" connects the subject "the plot of that fantasy novel" to the adjective phrase "awfully childish."