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_charliereads 's review for:
A Dark and Drowning Tide
by Allison Saft
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
this was not at all what I expected
it has all the fantastical natural magic elements ... but so much more too
the story is set in the romanticism in some sort of magical Germany/Netherlands inspired country, which was a bit off putting to me as a German since German just doesn't lend itself well to be the language of whimsy especially when it's riddled with grammatical errors
much more off putting however was the constant antisemitism directed at Lorelei by just about every character underpinning this book, which was especially bad considering the obvious german-ness of every character lol
how did this whimsy magic book turn into a (bad) third Reich allegory?
other than that it was a fun enough read, I really did like the writing style obviously taking inspiration from British romanticism and the travel style of the story. it was well paced with appropriate twists and turns, though the murder mystery takes a backseat pretty quickly. the romance was well done too, maybe there could've been a bit more buildup but the yearning really was peak. over all enjoyable even it if it wasn't what I expected from the blurb
it has all the fantastical natural magic elements ... but so much more too
the story is set in the romanticism in some sort of magical Germany/Netherlands inspired country, which was a bit off putting to me as a German since German just doesn't lend itself well to be the language of whimsy especially when it's riddled with grammatical errors
much more off putting however was the constant antisemitism directed at Lorelei by just about every character underpinning this book, which was especially bad considering the obvious german-ness of every character lol
how did this whimsy magic book turn into a (bad) third Reich allegory?
other than that it was a fun enough read, I really did like the writing style obviously taking inspiration from British romanticism and the travel style of the story. it was well paced with appropriate twists and turns, though the murder mystery takes a backseat pretty quickly. the romance was well done too, maybe there could've been a bit more buildup but the yearning really was peak. over all enjoyable even it if it wasn't what I expected from the blurb
Content Warnings
Graphic: Antisemitism