Review: A Dark and Drowning Tide | Allison Saft

Samenvatting: 

Lorelei Kaskel, a folklorist with a quick temper and an even quicker wit, is on an expedition with six eccentric nobles in search of a fabled spring. The magical spring promises untold power, which the king wants to harness in order to secure his reign over the embattled country of Brunnestaad. Lorelei is determined to use this opportunity to prove herself and make her wildest, most impossible dream come true: to become a naturalist, able to travel freely to lands she’s only read about.

The expedition gets off to a harrowing start when its leader—Lorelei’s beloved mentor—is murdered in her quarters aboard their ship. The suspects are the five remaining expedition mates, each with their own motive. The only person Lorelei knows must be innocent is her longtime academic rival, the insufferably gallant and maddeningly beautiful Sylvia von Wolff. Now in charge of the expedition, Lorelei must find the spring before the murderer strikes again—and a coup begins in earnest.

But there are other dangers lurking in the dark: forests that rearrange themselves at night, rivers with slumbering dragons hiding beneath the water, and shapeshifting beasts out for blood.

As Lorelei and Sylvia grudgingly work together to uncover the truth—and resist their growing feelings for each other—they discover that their leader had secrets of her own. Secrets that make Lorelei question whether justice is worth pursuing, and if this kingdom is worth saving at all.

Boekstatistieken: 
-Gepubliceerd in 2024
-Pagina's: 370
-Genre: fantasy romance

Mijn mening: 
Een leuk lgbtq mystery romantasy verhaal waar je een paar uur zoet mee bent en nog lang over na kan denken als je uitgelezen bent. 7/10

Wat ik leuk vond: 
- Het is een unieke wereld die veel sprookjes en legendes laat zien.

Wat ik niet leuk vond: 
- Je moet dit boek lezen als je van een verhaal houdt dat op het plot focust. Er is namelijk weinig karakterontwikkeling van de personages.

—Iris