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libraryofphee 's review for:
A Dark and Drowning Tide
by Allison Saft
DID NOT FINISH: 51%
Oh god okay buckle up.
The characters - supposed adults who have fought in an actual war - are childish and two dimensional. They make a modicum of development for the plot’s sake and then instantly go back to how they were at the start.
The plot - see this has so much potential. I love the setting and the idea. But it’s paced so poorly and explained so vaguely. It needed to be spread out over a longer amount of pages or at least be more detailed. At no point was I invested in the story because there just wasn’t enough there to get invested with. The book brings up topics of facism and imperialism but doesn’t actually tackle them. They’re just issues that people accept as part of life. I guess sure people are like that but in a story I want progress and development.
The romance - it’s not rivals to lovers. It’s a one sided hate that isn’t developing in any way. Randomly saying oh she is pretty doesn’t equal a developed relationship. Lorelai is unbearable and Sylvia reminds me of perfect Peter.
There’s also not enough academia to be a dark academia. Whenever a character does anything remotely academic all the others seem to roll their eyes. It’s a passing thought on the page.
Do not recommend sadly
The characters - supposed adults who have fought in an actual war - are childish and two dimensional. They make a modicum of development for the plot’s sake and then instantly go back to how they were at the start.
The plot - see this has so much potential. I love the setting and the idea. But it’s paced so poorly and explained so vaguely. It needed to be spread out over a longer amount of pages or at least be more detailed. At no point was I invested in the story because there just wasn’t enough there to get invested with. The book brings up topics of facism and imperialism but doesn’t actually tackle them. They’re just issues that people accept as part of life. I guess sure people are like that but in a story I want progress and development.
The romance - it’s not rivals to lovers. It’s a one sided hate that isn’t developing in any way. Randomly saying oh she is pretty doesn’t equal a developed relationship. Lorelai is unbearable and Sylvia reminds me of perfect Peter.
There’s also not enough academia to be a dark academia. Whenever a character does anything remotely academic all the others seem to roll their eyes. It’s a passing thought on the page.
Do not recommend sadly