It’s a bit unfortunate that I failed to click with one of the new main POV characters-Ramon’s. If a man cannot be trusted, he is no man.” “We are men of principle, and a principle holds true whether writ large or scrowled in a margin. The clash of civilizations, culture, religions, and the character’s shifting loyalties was so well-written I can’t help but found myself hooked by the narrative.
Scarlet Tides truly deepened the characterizations of the main characters through their genuine chemistry, engaging banter, and dialogues that display palpable tension.
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It’s just incredible I won’t categorize this series as grimdark, but none of them-except for very few characters-are thoroughly good people most of them have their respective hidden agendas to execute. None of the characters behaved or stayed at the place where their story began. I still have two books left in the series to read, and SO MUCH life-changing events have occurred to them already. Every main character, in a way, has their fates intertwined with one another. However, what I found to be the most impressive in Hair’s storytelling within this series lies in the compelling characters and their dialogues. It’s been months since I’ve read a sprawling epic fantasy series on this scale there are many characters, the world-building-despite it being similar to our real world-is very detailed. How can you find paradise by killing innocent people?” It’s not holy any more – maybe it never was. I thought the shihad would be pure, but it’s been corrupted. I mean it, the social commentary, the deadly fanaticism on religions, and the internal conflicts and characterizations of the large cast of characters were terrifically put on the pages of this huge book. The second book of a trilogy/quartet has an infamous reputation for being treated as a mere platform to make the next book shine rest assured that this simply wasn’t the case here. In my opinion, Scarlet Tides was as engaging as the second half of Mage’s Blood and more for almost the entirety of the novel the info-dump sections that plagued the first book has vanished, and Hair was able to progress the plot and characters. I’m not saying that Mage’s Blood was a weak installment as I said in my review of the novel, it had a pacing problem caused by tons of info-dump sections in the first half but the second half was engaging. Scarlet Tides is the second book in The Moontide Quartet by David Hair, and it provided a significantly improved reading experience compared to Mage’s Blood. The Moontide has come, and the clash between East and West begins again. My gratitude goes to Kitty G for recommending this super underrated series. Published: 24th October 2013 by Jo Fletcher Series: The Moontide Quartet (Book #2 of 4)
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