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A review by gxuosi
On Stolen Tides by Kay Lalock
2.0
the romance takes a back seat significantly to the cultural narrative as well as the daring espionage and heists. the cultures represented are meant to be just 2 nations, but the author seemingly homogenizes several pacific islander culture into one entity. lydia as a protagonist is well fleshed out but the rest of the cast are cardboard cut outs, though some are still lovable. the pov changes frequently without notice and we’re giving unspoken insight to the emotional status and thoughts of other characters.
i would have given it a modest 3 stars until the self gratifying absolution of an epilogue. it felt like a slap in the face after spending so long establishing the cruelty of the crown and colonizers to absolve so many colonizers with an extremely fictitious uprising. it reeked of white guilt and absolution; though i admit i don’t know much about the author. it was an extremely tone deaf note to end on.
i would have given it a modest 3 stars until the self gratifying absolution of an epilogue. it felt like a slap in the face after spending so long establishing the cruelty of the crown and colonizers to absolve so many colonizers with an extremely fictitious uprising. it reeked of white guilt and absolution; though i admit i don’t know much about the author. it was an extremely tone deaf note to end on.