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A review by paxbillton
The Rebellious Tide by Eddy Boudel Tan
2.0
The Rebellious Tide is an interesting book in that its premise is solid and characters are well-drawn, but something still feels to be missing. The book clips along at a surprisingly brisk pace considering its introspective subject matter, and by the time the mystery kicks in, I already found myself lost a bit amongst all the moving pieces.
Tan is good at giving us shorthand to understand the wide cast of characters that fill the world on board the Glacier, but the character I found myself wanting to know even more about was Sebastien, our main character. By the time all of the pieces are filled in, the book is basically over, and I wished that we had learned some of the vital information revealed in the final third of the book a bit earlier.
Overall, it's a solid read, especially for folks looking for an LGBTQ protagonist whose entire story doesn't revolve around being queer (though there is a bit of angst when Sebastien is outed by a friend in a flashback, but he never seems to be concerned about his queerness, just something else that others him from his community).
Tan is good at giving us shorthand to understand the wide cast of characters that fill the world on board the Glacier, but the character I found myself wanting to know even more about was Sebastien, our main character. By the time all of the pieces are filled in, the book is basically over, and I wished that we had learned some of the vital information revealed in the final third of the book a bit earlier.
Overall, it's a solid read, especially for folks looking for an LGBTQ protagonist whose entire story doesn't revolve around being queer (though there is a bit of angst when Sebastien is outed by a friend in a flashback, but he never seems to be concerned about his queerness, just something else that others him from his community).