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A Dark and Drowning Tide
by Allison Saft
4 stars.
A dark and drowning tide would be perfect for fans of the Emily Wildes series, it is an academic fantasy based on, I believe, their world’s version of folklore with elemental magic. It’s a sapphic rivals to lovers with an expedition setting.
It took me a while to get into this, I didn’t find the main character very likeable until her personality started becoming more fleshed out. She reads as very standoffish at first but her background with trauma and oppression, and interactions with other characters provide us better characteristics to like.
The relationship development between the main character Lorelei and Sylvia progressed at a good pace, I feel it didn’t develop too quickly, although the characters were angsting and pining for one another pre-book.
I felt the plot was well devised with the plot points merging well together, the only personal hang up was how many of the characters were royalty. I think it may have been better to have had some of the characters have ties to government or in some other capacity for their agendas to work for the main plot.
Overall, I liked it, the authors way of blending fantasy with mystery and working in complex characters with moral dilemmas and differing world views made it for a great read!
Thanks to NetGalley.co.uk and Daphne Press for the opportunity to read this.
A dark and drowning tide would be perfect for fans of the Emily Wildes series, it is an academic fantasy based on, I believe, their world’s version of folklore with elemental magic. It’s a sapphic rivals to lovers with an expedition setting.
It took me a while to get into this, I didn’t find the main character very likeable until her personality started becoming more fleshed out. She reads as very standoffish at first but her background with trauma and oppression, and interactions with other characters provide us better characteristics to like.
The relationship development between the main character Lorelei and Sylvia progressed at a good pace, I feel it didn’t develop too quickly, although the characters were angsting and pining for one another pre-book.
I felt the plot was well devised with the plot points merging well together, the only personal hang up was how many of the characters were royalty. I think it may have been better to have had some of the characters have ties to government or in some other capacity for their agendas to work for the main plot.
Overall, I liked it, the authors way of blending fantasy with mystery and working in complex characters with moral dilemmas and differing world views made it for a great read!
Thanks to NetGalley.co.uk and Daphne Press for the opportunity to read this.