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The Scarlet Tides (2013)

by David Hair(Favorite Author)

4.52 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1780871988 (ISBN13: 9781780871981)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Jo Fletcher Books

series

Moontide Quartet

review 1: I need to reread the first one and then this, I feel I have missed some things. It is pretty much what you would expect. The search for the Scytale continues. Characters are separated and meet up with other characters. The European analog prepares for its crusade, and the Middle Eastern equivalents play prepare their own "shihad." Evil characters are evil and arrogant.The villains are a bit too evil/petty/unreasonable/monsterous. Maybe the magic system makes it so only arrogant monsters can rise to high position. There are no Tywin Lannisters in this book, just Gregor Cleganes and Joffrey Baratheons. The setting and mythology is clearly lifted from history, with only little tweaks. This really bothered me. I am fine with alternate history, and I am fine with fanta... moresy, but if you are going to steal something either let it be what it is or make it unrecognizable. Hebusalim instead of Jerusalem, Hanu instead of Hanuman, The book is just full of these minor tweaks. If I knew why the author made this decision it might not bother me so much, but it just seems lazy and insulting to the intelligence of the reader.There is a lot of sex, usually violent, disgusting or evil in some way. I can't quite put a finger on why this bothers me. I like Game of Thrones, and that has sex, but this feels different. I may just be being harsher because the naming convention annoys me but it the sex seems more gratuitous, and it seems designed to titilate, horrify and show how evil certain characters are. I don't think that it is a good combination. Maybe it is the amount and the visceral descriptions.There were a few twists I did not see coming, which is good. Maybe I will revise my ratings upon reread, maybe I missed some hidden depths. The setting and story is interesting if infuriating and gratuitous. If you liked the first one, read this one.
review 2: Really a great book! The author definitely knows how to write a war. I liked the romances too. And the deaths...and the fights.....and the worldbuilding....yeah i liked almost everything. It had been a while since i had a read so engrossing. I recommend the Moontide Quartet to all those who likes a well written adult fantasy book. Can't wait to read the next book and luckily i won't have to wait too long. less

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