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The Devil's Tide (2012)

by Matt Tomerlin(Favorite Author)

4.2 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

mtomerlin.com

series

Devil's Fire

review 1: Although this book had as much danger, adventure, originality, and blood and guts battles as its predecessor, I did not like it as much. It bothered me that the author used the names of real pirates of that period, but played fast and loose with their histories. By 1718 Blackbeard was operating off the Virginia/Carolina coast and met his demise near Okracoke, NC, not the Caribbean. Hornigold did not return to piracy and outlived Blackbeard, not dying until the next summer when his ship wrecked in a hurricane. Anyway, I just felt that if the story is fiction, then use fictional names like Jonathan Griffin, and if you are going to use real names, then stick to their known history.
review 2: I had very high expectations of this novel due to the brilliance of t... morehe first in the series and I am happy to say that I was not at all disapointed. The action was more intensified than the first and there was plenty of gore to acompany it. I honestly could not stop reading, I was without a doubt completely addicted to the adventure, violence, gore and the charming manner of which the pirates spoke in. At first I was not too sure about the new characters but I quickly grew fond of them, particularly Calloway who like Kate in the first novel grew into quite a couragous, powerful women. And I do enjoy novels that host powerful women. There were times during the novel when I felt like stomping on my kindle (spoiler) like when Blackbeard ordered his men to take in a girl and do whatever they pleased with her. Tomerlin's audacious manner of writing is very admirable and is creates a potent image of what real pirates were like. He doesn't flutter around the horrible natures of particular people like a lot of writers do but rather intensely projects a clear idea of even the most despicable of traits. However, I wish there was more of Kate and I was aslo disapointed in Nathan's end as I thought him a much more intelligent person.Overall the book was brilliant, daring and utterly addictive. I am hoping there is another. There has to be another! Tomerlin truly is an amazing writer and it's clear success is within his very near reach. less

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