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A Swift and Savage Tide
by Chloe Neill
adventurous
medium-paced
It's been a few weeks since Kit Brightling and Viscount Queenscliffe (aka Rian Grant) parted ways on the Queen's orders. Both to search for confirmation of the return of Gerard Rousseau - former Gallic emperor, recently escaped from his prison. Kit takes to the seas where her Alignment with water aides in her search, and Grant working on land, undercover on the Continent.
When Kit's crew spots a docked ship that looks like Gerard's prized vessel, they have to investigate. As Kit goes undercover onshore, she's surprised when she runs into Grant (also undercover). Not only is she surprised by Grant's sudden reappearance in her life, but also by the reappearance of an old enemy, an ally of Gerard's known as La Boucher who wields a powerful Alignment capable of decimating all that's in his path.
Kit and Grant embark on a new mission for queen and country, trying to prevent the war that's brimming on the horizon.
I didn't know how much I missed this series and these characters until I started reading the book. Beginning with Kit and her crew, the book takes off right away with intrigue. It's not long before Kit and Grant are reunited which I appreciated because their spark really carries a lot of the story. I think a lot of shippers will like where the story takes Grant and Kit. I like the fact that there's no mistaking how they feel for one another. There are other complications that arise, but their feelings are never in question.
While I overall enjoyed this book, upon finishing it, I feel like it mostly gave readers more questions than it ended up answering. Their prominent enemy, La Boucher, has the potential of a formidable opponent, but his terror is caught up in the past. The travesties that he's wreaked are things of nightmares, but in the present day, it's his mysterious Alignment capabilities that tie into Kit's own struggle to understand her power.
A Swift and Savage Tide acts like building blocks for subjects that will be tackled in the next book. Presumably that of magic Alignments and Kit's unknown family. These are very interesting subjects, but only touched upon, and sometimes briefly, like whetting the readers' appetites for more.
I've read Chloe Neill from the beginning and have read all of her books. I feel like this series has really shown how much her writing has grown. It's a wonderfully paced and well-thought-out story rich in magic and history. Neill knows how to ensnare readers and keep them glued to the page. I missed that we didn't get to spend more time with Kit's adoptive sisters, only hearing from them through letters. Although, I would love if Chloe Neill expanded this world with some novellas maybe featuring the other Brightlings.
Having just finished, I'm already wishing to go back for a re-read and anticipating what's to come next.
*ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
When Kit's crew spots a docked ship that looks like Gerard's prized vessel, they have to investigate. As Kit goes undercover onshore, she's surprised when she runs into Grant (also undercover). Not only is she surprised by Grant's sudden reappearance in her life, but also by the reappearance of an old enemy, an ally of Gerard's known as La Boucher who wields a powerful Alignment capable of decimating all that's in his path.
Kit and Grant embark on a new mission for queen and country, trying to prevent the war that's brimming on the horizon.
I didn't know how much I missed this series and these characters until I started reading the book. Beginning with Kit and her crew, the book takes off right away with intrigue. It's not long before Kit and Grant are reunited which I appreciated because their spark really carries a lot of the story. I think a lot of shippers will like where the story takes Grant and Kit. I like the fact that there's no mistaking how they feel for one another. There are other complications that arise, but their feelings are never in question.
While I overall enjoyed this book, upon finishing it, I feel like it mostly gave readers more questions than it ended up answering. Their prominent enemy, La Boucher, has the potential of a formidable opponent, but his terror is caught up in the past. The travesties that he's wreaked are things of nightmares, but in the present day, it's his mysterious Alignment capabilities that tie into Kit's own struggle to understand her power.
A Swift and Savage Tide acts like building blocks for subjects that will be tackled in the next book. Presumably that of magic Alignments and Kit's unknown family. These are very interesting subjects, but only touched upon, and sometimes briefly, like whetting the readers' appetites for more.
I've read Chloe Neill from the beginning and have read all of her books. I feel like this series has really shown how much her writing has grown. It's a wonderfully paced and well-thought-out story rich in magic and history. Neill knows how to ensnare readers and keep them glued to the page. I missed that we didn't get to spend more time with Kit's adoptive sisters, only hearing from them through letters. Although, I would love if Chloe Neill expanded this world with some novellas maybe featuring the other Brightlings.
Having just finished, I'm already wishing to go back for a re-read and anticipating what's to come next.
*ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War