Reviews

Against the Tide by Tui T. Sutherland

lfsalden's review against another edition

4.0

Darker, definitely people being monsters.
And the puzzle is unfolding!
And there's heartbreak!
For the darkness of it, I'm giving a 5th or 6th grade rating. About the same as HP1 with the unicorn blood.

Certainly going to immediately download the next one!
Excellent adult behavior - great tween character development,
definite tears.

booktamerghc's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

ndowd's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

pmiller1208's review against another edition

4.0

The ending was such a shock. I was not expecting that at all.

graeae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-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

4.25

lissajean7's review against another edition

4.0

Whoa. Intense. The whole mole thing was really well done. Also, I'm very glad I'm reading this now that the books have all been published because while that wasn't a cliffhanger, it was a terribly intense ending with way more questions than answers. This might be one of my favorites of the series so far. And now to (hopefully) find out how to reverse the Bile... On to the next one!

mary_r_m's review against another edition

4.0

Thank you to netgalley.com and Scholastic books for allowing me access to this title.

This has been a fun journey with Conner, Meilin, Rollan, and Abeke. I am excited to find what the next chapter brings for them.

thepolybrary's review against another edition

5.0

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"You will wish you had been kinder."

WHOA!!! The series took a HUGE leap forward in intensity with this installment. I had pretty much decided nothing much would surprise me with it and was just sort of trundling along...and then I got smacked in the face! The ending is a total shocker and cliffhanger (unless you are WAY better than I am at picking up on foreshadowing and curveballs). Still nothing inappropriate for middle grade (elementary school age) readers.

Against the Tide is also the first in this series to actually have what I would call quotable lines. There was some humor alongside of all the "OMG" happening, and I actually went and looked up the author's other books because I enjoyed it that much.

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skyzinnia's review against another edition

4.0

Unfortunately keeping with the lack of animal knowledge again. I wish they would say orca rather than killer whale. It also contributes to the idea that sharks are some man-hunting, malevolent animal, which is a tiring piece of misinformation littered everywhere.

I was NOT expecting the plot twist. Wow! I thought when Mulop warned Meilin, Jhi was going to die. But that was so much worse!

I don't have a whole lot more to say about this book than all the others. The story was great, battles were exciting, character development was on point. I'm loving the story for the most part!

skylacine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

So far my least favorite of the series. It's not bad but I'm just no longer as invested in this series as I used to be in the first two books.

Full review at: https://skybookcorner.blogspot.com/2023/04/book-review-against-tide-by-tui-t.html