The Dark Tide

By: Alicia Jasinska

Narrated by: Lori Prince

A gripping, dark LGBT-YA fantasy about two girls who must choose between saving themselves, each other, or their sinking island.

Every year on St. Walpurga's Eve, Caldella's Witch Queen lures a boy back to her palace. An innocent life to be sacrificed on the full moon to keep the island city from sinking.

Lina Kirk is convinced her brother is going to be taken this year. To save him, she enlists the help of Thomas Lin, the boy she secretly loves, and the only person to ever escape from the palace. But they draw the queen's attention, and Thomas is chosen as the sacrifice.

Queen Eva watched her sister die to save the boy she loved. Now as queen, she won't make the same mistake. She's willing to sacrifice anyone if it means saving herself and her city.

When Lina offers herself to the queen in exchange for Thomas' freedom, the two girls await the full moon together. But Lina is not at all what Eva expected, and the queen is nothing like Lina envisioned. Against their will, they find themselves falling for each other as water floods Caldella's streets and the dark tide demands its sacrifice.

©2020 Alicia Jasinska (P)2021 Tantor

Loved it

Quote:
"Betrayal cuts so much deeper when you loved the hand that held the knife."

Yum

A good snack of a book. I also wish it had been longer, but sometimes a quick resolution is better than having to wait forever for sequel. I enjoyed the honesty of the characters thoughts. The narrator used tone in odd ways sometimes though.

I’m Speechless, I Loved it.

This book was out of this world amazing, I agree that it could have been longer and sort of better; though the book was nice and sad. I Loved this book it’s one of my favorites, I hope someone will enjoy this book as much as I. I can’t express how much I love this book it teaches a valuable lesson that no matter how broken you seem; things will always be more beautiful for haven been broken, even you too.

Interesting

Got a little confused
But an interesting premise
Narrator is a favorite
Maybe I missed something?

Wish I read this instead!

I really enjoyed this book but I wish I read it instead of listening to it.

Should have read instead?

A great story. very fun, short and to the point. The narrators pronunciation and voices are a bit off at times

Worth it!

I am not a huge y/a fan so I had a hard time getting through the tone in the first few chapters, but by the time the two main characters met I was completely sucked in. Such a wonderful story with characters you can care about, a unique setting, and a believable romance. If you love the ocean, magic, enemies to lovers, or the 1920s you will love this book.

I found The Narration for all of the main characters was amazing, but a little funky for some if the side character, still good overall.

Good LGBT story

The narrator and story were well written. The author showed different sides of each character well. I’m glad to see bi representation through a great story

legit couldn't stop listening

started and finished it in a day. couldn't take my headphones off. it was just very good. great narration & story

very good

this was fun, sad and just beautiful. there were a few things that I thought weren't handled well (a fear the main character has that is kinda brushed off but is also a large part of her) and one character that I feel didn't deserve their redemption and wished they'd have had a comeuppance. other than that, the how the women come together and overall plot were great. as fitting as the ending was for the two leads it didn't feel like a 'happy ever after' but was still satisfying enough not to take away the goods feelings it brought. the magic system was interesting and felt new though had elements of familiar tropes. it's worth your time.