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A review by mx_manda
Black Tide by K.C. Jones
tense
medium-paced
3.0
This is a difficult one to rate.
On the one hand, it really sucks you in and is very engaging. It doesn't take long to take off and then it doesn't stop going. Which usually would make it a high-rated read for me. I wanted to read it and struggled to find places to break and put it down. I wanted to know what's going to happen next.
But.
This felt too borrowed from other sci-fi properties—part Predator, part The Mist, part Annihilation—it didn't feel novel and new to me. And I disliked how one-note and flat both protagonists were, despite being told in their first person POVs. Their only personality traits were trauma and quipping.
If you need to check if animals are harmed in movies, this one is not going to be for you. I was not happy about a lack of content warning for that one.
This read was okay, but I didn't love it.
On the one hand, it really sucks you in and is very engaging. It doesn't take long to take off and then it doesn't stop going. Which usually would make it a high-rated read for me. I wanted to read it and struggled to find places to break and put it down. I wanted to know what's going to happen next.
But.
This felt too borrowed from other sci-fi properties—part Predator, part The Mist, part Annihilation—it didn't feel novel and new to me. And I disliked how one-note and flat both protagonists were, despite being told in their first person POVs. Their only personality traits were trauma and quipping.
If you need to check if animals are harmed in movies, this one is not going to be for you. I was not happy about a lack of content warning for that one.
This read was okay, but I didn't love it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Suicide attempt, Body horror, Animal death, and Suicidal thoughts