shereadstales 's review for:

Blood on the Tide by Katee Robert

3.5

adventurous dark 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

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Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the digital galley of this book. 

This isn’t my first Katee Robert book, but I daresay it’s my favorite so far. 

In the second installment of the Crimson Sails series, all bloodline vampire Lizzie wants is to reclaim heirloom jewels and grab a portal home. Unfortunately, her allies have bigger problems to deal with, and she’s not having much luck. After saving a captured selkie, Lizzies problems seem to be solved. She’ll have a guide through the Threshold to retrieve her stolen goods, and she’ll help retrieve the selkie’s stolen pelt. 

Selkie Maeve is hesitant to form a partnership with the terrifying yet intriguing vampire. She just needs to get her pelt back and help Lizzie find her jewels, but she finds it difficult to resist Lizzie’s allure and her pleasurable bite. Their growing attachment isn’t the only thing to worry about. When they find the jewels, they’ll face a vicious foe who isn’t ready to let go of anything, and they’ll have to risk everything to retrieve them. 

This book was so much fun. Honestly, I was sold at sapphic vampires and selkies, but the adventure was just as fun as the spicy romance. There were plenty of side characters contributing to bith the action and the, well, character of the book. I loved the hesitant romance between Lizzie and Maeve as well as their trials and tribulations once they gave into temptation and began to grow closer.