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A Dark and Drowning Tide by Allison Saft
4.0
adventurous dark mysterious
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Deleting my original review because I was feeling emotional when I wrote it and I think it ended up being insensitive. Basically, the main character of this book is Jewish (that word isn't used because fantasy world, but it's quite obvious) and she faces very significant antisemitism in the book. I don't think this was handled badly, but it caught me off guard because I was expecting a completely different vibe, and the treatment of Lorelei's people made the book way darker than I was prepared for. If I had read it while knowing what to expect, it probably would have been 5 stars. Maybe I'll reread it one day.