Reviews with content warning for Animal death - Black Tide

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spacemonkey25's review

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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colleen4090's review

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fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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jenn_k_reads's review

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adventurous tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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toris_reads's review

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adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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RIP Jake

But seriously, this book really affected me while I was reading it. The mood was overwhelmingly bleak, claustrophobic, and anxiety-inducing. I was so impressed by the immersive power in this book! It’s a fast-paced read but you still get enough time with the characters that you’re crying by the end. Overall, this isn’t really one I can say I enjoyed, but it definitely did what the author set out for it to do. Such an impressive and emotional read!

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word_wandering's review

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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jls11244's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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mimicry's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

My thanks to Tor Nightfire for sending me the ARC. I really enjoyed most of this book. If it wasn’t for the dog and the kid, I wouldn’t have gone lower than 4 stars.

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That kid hid under the dashboard for days but pops up just in time to watch them having sex? Ugh. No thanks.

With the way the dog was written I expected him to die. He was definitely more plot device than character. My problem lies with the way he died. After risking their lives to save him (just to let him suffer in a hot car while bleeding out), they just shrug and leave. Maybe he was eaten, maybe he bled out in the grass, who knows. Not the characters, because they just left without looking back.

Honestly, I’d be less annoyed with the author if they’d just shot the dog when he lost his leg.

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stacyroth's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Mike and Beth meet on the night of a meteor shower, sharing a bottle of champagne and a need for human connection. When they wake up the next morning, they discover the world has changed as a result of that meteor shower. When they go in search of safety and end up stranded on a deserted Oregon highway, they must face the nightmares firsthand.

This had me hooked from the beginning, and each moment I kept wanting to know what would happen next. I really hope there will be a sequel so we can see what happens next! Jake, Mike’s dog, was hands-down my favorite character. I could see this book being turned into a movie. An excellent debut!

Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an audio ARC of this book.

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