1.93k reviews for:

Curious Tides

Pascale Lacelle

3.84 AVERAGE

hannah390's review

5.0

emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The world building is rich. The magic system is tied to the lunar & tidal alignment. The moon phase and tide you were born on determines your magic. However, eclipse magic is the most powerful and is available year round instead of only during the moon phase. Non eclipse born can do a procedure called bloodletting which lets you use magic outside of the moon phase you were born on. There are various magic schools and the two main characters go to Aldryn College.

At Aldryn, there are 2 secret societies tied to the tides, which are the old gods. 1 society is using eclipse born for synth magic which is where systematic oppression comes into play. They are also hiding that a collapse makes you be on the peak of your magic on purpose to control the society

While it is set around finding the truth behind Romie, Emory's friend and Baz's sisters death, you never really get a good answer.

ouni's review

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

penny_p's review against another edition

1.75

challenging dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jessicarabbit_116's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

meganmyer's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

zmruff's review

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It is just the slowest. Lore dumping book I have ever read. 

reves_relies's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cme0007's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

courtbirky326's review

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

katerbie's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Quite formulaic and predictable, but some fun world building. Was ready to be done at 75% because it was obvious how it would end.