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A review by boomwormbrittany
Curious Tides by Pascale Lacelle
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Curious Tides is the first book in a new fantasy series that follows Emory, a student of house New Moon who finds herself caught in a secret societies plans after she is branded during a tragic mistake.
I really wanted to love this book because I am such a huge moon, stars, nighttime fan and the idea of how the moon affects the magic in this world really interested me. Unfortunately, this just fell flat for me.
The biggest complaint I had was that this book did a lot of telling but not showing of things. They told us that Emery's good friend was one of the ones caught in the high tide but we never got to see it, they told us that Baz liked Emery but we never got to really see it and so on and so forth. I was also a bit put off by the fact taht Emery seems to use a certain character to try to learn more and she "feels bad" about it but continues doing it and not showing really any remorse.
I found I didn't really care for any of the characters as well. I thought they were all pretty two dimensional and easy to switch out. I wasn't connected to any of them or quite frankly, cared what happened to them. The plot of this wasn't super engaging and, although I did like the idea of the magic system, it just wasn't explained enough or shown enough for me.
If the synopsis of this book interest you, please do read it, I encourage you to give it a try and I hope you love it. It just wasn't for me.
I really wanted to love this book because I am such a huge moon, stars, nighttime fan and the idea of how the moon affects the magic in this world really interested me. Unfortunately, this just fell flat for me.
The biggest complaint I had was that this book did a lot of telling but not showing of things. They told us that Emery's good friend was one of the ones caught in the high tide but we never got to see it, they told us that Baz liked Emery but we never got to really see it and so on and so forth. I was also a bit put off by the fact taht Emery seems to use a certain character to try to learn more and she "feels bad" about it but continues doing it and not showing really any remorse.
I found I didn't really care for any of the characters as well. I thought they were all pretty two dimensional and easy to switch out. I wasn't connected to any of them or quite frankly, cared what happened to them. The plot of this wasn't super engaging and, although I did like the idea of the magic system, it just wasn't explained enough or shown enough for me.
If the synopsis of this book interest you, please do read it, I encourage you to give it a try and I hope you love it. It just wasn't for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Abandonment