A review by anasothershelf
The Tidal Zone by Sarah Moss

2.0

Sadly, this one didn’t work for me. I still enjoyed Sarah Moss’s writing, which is probably the reason why I made it the whole way through. Its original premise sounded intriguing, I enjoyed the fresh family dynamic with a stay-at-home father, but after that… nothing happens. It may be a character-driven story, but there was nothing to propel it forward after the incident. I get that’s part the point - feeling shocked and paralyzed and unable to resume life after becoming brutally aware of your child’s mortality- but it doesn’t make it more compelling for me. Unfortunately, the Cathedral bits/metaphors didn’t help, either.