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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
I so deeply wanted to love this book as I was absolutely enamored with the first three but there were times that this was… hard to get through, for me. Which is saying a lot since I read the first three (plus the two prequels) in the span of, like, 2 weeks.
My biggest issue with The Demon Tide was the amount of useless POVs it had. I’m not the biggest fan of multiple POVs in general, but I think it can be good when done right. This book, however, introduced far too many POVs from characters I simply do not care about. Like WHO is Mora and why should I care? I do not. Along with this, how did we have SO many POVs from side characters but not a single Jarod or Diana POV? Why did this series all of a sudden start hating the Lupines after the second book? Their whole family dies but navigating their trauma was not a compelling enough story for them to get their own POV chapters? I will be forever bitter. Diana and Jarod were some of the highlights of the first two books.
The Xishlon portion of this book was an absolute nightmare to get through. Suffering through every minor character’s annoying side love story was painful. The only of these worth reading were Vothe/Trystan, Aislinn/Jarod, and Tierney/Viger (only because Viger is actually an interesting character, unlike some of the others introduced in this book). And while we’re on the subject, why did I have to suffer through THREE different men pining for Tierney? I will never knock a love triangle, but a love square is overkill.
How did a series that started off with so many compelling characters devolve into a love-fest of pairing off every single side character perfectly? Don’t get me wrong, it’s fine for these characters to have their little happy ending, but it could have easily been revealed by a single line of dialogue rather than whole chapters dedicated to these characters. Why give us annoying POV chapters from characters we don’t care about rather than POV chapters for already established characters? Why are Trystan and Tierney the only ones from the original gang who got POV chapters added? Yes I’m complaining about the Lupines again.
My last grand complaint is something I already complained about in my review for the last book (as I wrongly assumed Lukas was already dead). It is an absolute COP OUTTT to kill off one of the love interests in a love triangle to make the decision easy for the main character. Relatedly, Elloren repeatedly stated during this book that she chose LUKAS and very clearly let Yvan know that. My assumption is that her and Yvan are going to get together in the next book, though, which just feels weird because it’s like her saying “damn my first pick is dead I guess it’ll have to be you instead?” I’m a Lukas stan through and through but I adore Yvan and he deserves better than that.
This book also had some weird third person/first person switches, like some of Vothe and Trystan’s chapters were written in first person but then other chapters of theirs were written in third, however I’m willing to ignore this in lieu of all the other glaring issues in this novel.
Of course, it wasn’t all bad. I was glad to see Elloren reunited with Yvan and Lukas’ POV chapters were fun. I was also stoked to see Ariel again, as I kind of thought her plot had been forgotten. I’ll be reading the next one and I’m hoping it won’t disappoint! Fingers crossed she brings back Lukas somehow because I miss my boy already.
My biggest issue with The Demon Tide was the amount of useless POVs it had. I’m not the biggest fan of multiple POVs in general, but I think it can be good when done right. This book, however, introduced far too many POVs from characters I simply do not care about. Like WHO is Mora and why should I care? I do not. Along with this, how did we have SO many POVs from side characters but not a single Jarod or Diana POV? Why did this series all of a sudden start hating the Lupines after the second book? Their whole family dies but navigating their trauma was not a compelling enough story for them to get their own POV chapters? I will be forever bitter. Diana and Jarod were some of the highlights of the first two books.
The Xishlon portion of this book was an absolute nightmare to get through. Suffering through every minor character’s annoying side love story was painful. The only of these worth reading were Vothe/Trystan, Aislinn/Jarod, and Tierney/Viger (only because Viger is actually an interesting character, unlike some of the others introduced in this book). And while we’re on the subject, why did I have to suffer through THREE different men pining for Tierney? I will never knock a love triangle, but a love square is overkill.
How did a series that started off with so many compelling characters devolve into a love-fest of pairing off every single side character perfectly? Don’t get me wrong, it’s fine for these characters to have their little happy ending, but it could have easily been revealed by a single line of dialogue rather than whole chapters dedicated to these characters. Why give us annoying POV chapters from characters we don’t care about rather than POV chapters for already established characters? Why are Trystan and Tierney the only ones from the original gang who got POV chapters added? Yes I’m complaining about the Lupines again.
My last grand complaint is something I already complained about in my review for the last book (as I wrongly assumed Lukas was already dead). It is an absolute COP OUTTT to kill off one of the love interests in a love triangle to make the decision easy for the main character. Relatedly, Elloren repeatedly stated during this book that she chose LUKAS and very clearly let Yvan know that. My assumption is that her and Yvan are going to get together in the next book, though, which just feels weird because it’s like her saying “damn my first pick is dead I guess it’ll have to be you instead?” I’m a Lukas stan through and through but I adore Yvan and he deserves better than that.
This book also had some weird third person/first person switches, like some of Vothe and Trystan’s chapters were written in first person but then other chapters of theirs were written in third, however I’m willing to ignore this in lieu of all the other glaring issues in this novel.
Of course, it wasn’t all bad. I was glad to see Elloren reunited with Yvan and Lukas’ POV chapters were fun. I was also stoked to see Ariel again, as I kind of thought her plot had been forgotten. I’ll be reading the next one and I’m hoping it won’t disappoint! Fingers crossed she brings back Lukas somehow because I miss my boy already.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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:
Yes
I FINALLY finished this book! Rated it a 3.5. I became annoyed with the FMC so I had to take many, MANY breaks from this book. I still look forward to reading the next book in this series.
adventurous
emotional
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:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
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
Very enjoyable read. Can’t wait to see where the next book heads.
Although at times it did feel like the time order was confusing and everyone finding their “one true love” was a bit cringe, I really liked that we got so much writing about this world and the characters, and I’m glad we were able to get some resolution on where all the characters ended up.
Although at times it did feel like the time order was confusing and everyone finding their “one true love” was a bit cringe, I really liked that we got so much writing about this world and the characters, and I’m glad we were able to get some resolution on where all the characters ended up.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, War
adventurous
inspiring
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
And now we wait for the next and last book 🥲🥲🥲🥲
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Honestly thought this was the last book in the series so I'm very sad that I have to wait until next year to read the rest 😭
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
- fortfarande många olika POVs som blandar mellan jag-perspektiv och allvetande röst
- kärleksförklaringen mellan så många olika par och speciellt mellan Tyrany och Garred var så gulliga
- #JusticeForLucas
- asså Part 6 Chapter 2🤚🏼 Vogal gör mig så äcklad påriktigt
- väldigt förvirrande där mot slutet asså först dog hon... men sen... dog hon inte??
- kärleksförklaringen mellan så många olika par och speciellt mellan Tyrany och Garred var så gulliga
- #JusticeForLucas
- asså Part 6 Chapter 2🤚🏼 Vogal gör mig så äcklad påriktigt
- väldigt förvirrande där mot slutet
- asså synd att inte den sista i serien är inläst för det va ändå cliffhanger där i slutet
- känns lite som att serien spårade mot slutet i denna boken
- känns lite som att serien spårade mot slutet i denna boken
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
No