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A review by the_lesbrarian
A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
adventurous
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I craved so much more from this book.
The writing was beautiful, the relationships believable, characters complex, butchfemme dynamics… but the pacing and the ending especially fell flat for me. I drudged through the first third of the book over the course of several months, but kept giving returning because there is so much that is compelling about this novel. Once the adventure and romance finally began, it was lovely. The ending, however, felt almost as if it belonged to a different story.To pursue a life valuing culture and heritage only to timeskip through four months serving the colonial power in an undescribed civil war with the “happy ending” being a marriage proposal between two characters who hadn’t spoken through all of those months? ughhh
The writing was beautiful, the relationships believable, characters complex, butchfemme dynamics… but the pacing and the ending especially fell flat for me. I drudged through the first third of the book over the course of several months, but kept giving returning because there is so much that is compelling about this novel. Once the adventure and romance finally began, it was lovely. The ending, however, felt almost as if it belonged to a different story.