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A Dark and Drowning Tide
by Allison Saft
a dark and drowning tide is one of the loveliest books i have ever read. the gothic, folkloric atmosphere combined with lorelei's witty inner monologue was everything to me. each character was susprisingly vibrant, something i have not noticed even with many books that have multiple perspectives, but in this, each character's personality was able to shine through from just lorelei's pov. even the villains were well developed. lorelai and sylvia, obviously, remained the most compelling, but i enjoyed reading about everyone else as well. there was never a moment i wanted to skip.
i adore this writing style. one of the most poignant explorations of discrimination i've read recently. my heart broke for lorelei on every page. tragic, captivating, fairytale-like. when i said i wanted a lesbian a study in drowning, i absolutely meant this. this is exactly what i wanted and expected, and i can't say that for a lot of hyped books.
this contained just the right balance of plot and romance. i loved the focus on the mystery and the political landscape. the twist in the middle completely caught me off, in a good way. it is neither one of those twists which is predictable from the first page, nor one of those where you can tell the author picked it out of a hat because of its absurdity. this might be bare minimum, but i loved that the plot and the character motivations made sense and you could see how everything interconnected. i adore a continuous plot, i really do. can you tell this is the best thing i've read in a month and a half?
as for the romance? i was kicking my feet and giggling every time lorelei and sylvia interacted. their rivalry and banter was everything to me. watching sylvia drop hints and lorelei slowly realize that every time she fought with sylvia, she fell slightly more in love? i need more. the dynamic between character A who considers themselves unlovable and too imperfect for character B's love, and the character B who makes it their entire mission to prove to A how deserving of the world they are. the first confession. the first kiss. their history and lorelei's memories of sylvia throughout the years recolored by their new love. everything. they are my everything.
thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an early copy.
i adore this writing style. one of the most poignant explorations of discrimination i've read recently. my heart broke for lorelei on every page. tragic, captivating, fairytale-like. when i said i wanted a lesbian a study in drowning, i absolutely meant this. this is exactly what i wanted and expected, and i can't say that for a lot of hyped books.
this contained just the right balance of plot and romance. i loved the focus on the mystery and the political landscape. the twist in the middle completely caught me off, in a good way. it is neither one of those twists which is predictable from the first page, nor one of those where you can tell the author picked it out of a hat because of its absurdity. this might be bare minimum, but i loved that the plot and the character motivations made sense and you could see how everything interconnected. i adore a continuous plot, i really do. can you tell this is the best thing i've read in a month and a half?
as for the romance? i was kicking my feet and giggling every time lorelei and sylvia interacted. their rivalry and banter was everything to me. watching sylvia drop hints and lorelei slowly realize that every time she fought with sylvia, she fell slightly more in love? i need more. the dynamic between character A who considers themselves unlovable and too imperfect for character B's love, and the character B who makes it their entire mission to prove to A how deserving of the world they are. the first confession. the first kiss. their history and lorelei's memories of sylvia throughout the years recolored by their new love. everything. they are my everything.
thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an early copy.