A review by writervid
Steel Tide by Natalie C. Parker

3.0

-I was not a fan of the Blades as individuals until well into the story--the pacing of their relationship with Caledonia felt much too quick, and it was hard to be invested or attached in any of their stories because there was the expectation of their relationship building. I did warm up to them around the halfway mark of the story, but it did aid a slow start to the book, which disappointed me; Parker writes fast-paced action scenes so well.
-I really loved the expansion of the world in this one--there's so much nuance and interest to all these different elements of worldbuilding (Cloudbreak, soiltech, etc.).
-Raising of the stakes at the end was EXCELLENT
-Very much looking forward to book 3!