distilledreads 's review for:

Blood on the Tide by Katee Robert

3.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I feel the same for Blood on the Tide as I did for Hunt on Dark Waters, and since the series did not improve for me, that leaves me feeling a little bit disappointed. The premise of this world intrigued me so much with different portals, a plethora of creatures, and the overarching antagonist. However, the individual books fall short on that premise for me, because I haven’t fallen in love with any of the characters and therefore, I’m not invested in their personal journeys. I did appreciate how one of the FMC is a shapeshifter in this book, and not the shapeshifter that you might expect. I also love that this is a queernormative fantasy world, because those are most comforting to me. I’ve borrowed each installment of the series so far from my library, and that’s the route I’m going to continue to take if I do decide to pick up the third book when it comes out. I enjoy the story, but I don’t love it as much as I had hoped I would.