I really liked this book!..
I loved the setting of the Outer Banks area and had no idea about the events that took place there. I did find myself looking up things from the book and most of it is spot on.
I couldn't put this book down! I spent most of the night finishing it up.
Roseanna has knocked this one out of the ball park for certain! She's a fantastic author and one of my favorites! I adore anything she writes!
I enjoyed in getting to the characters and this is definitely a sit on the edge of your seat story! Quite the entertainment!
I want to comment on the beautiful cover too! Gorgeous as always!
5 stars for a job well done. I highly recommend!
My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are my own.

Yesterday’s Tides, by Roseanna M. White, tells two stories. The first is set in the year 1942 and the second in 1919!

These fictional tales will give you a peak at what may have taken place on the shores of America during both World Wars!

I really enjoyed this time slip novel! Switching between WWI era and WWII time period with the same family of characters incorporates a thread of suspense throughout. Louisa’s strong character and dedication to her family was my favorite part of the book and I appreciated how carefully White handles racism and discrimination. The whole saga concludes with a wonderful ending that I would definitely recommend!

Yesterday's Tides is a thoroughly engrossing historical novel. There's a lot going on here with 4 main characters (2 female, 2 male) and dual timelines. In my opinion, both timelines were equally compelling. The chapters are a good length, giving enough space and time with each character so that the reader settles into her/his world.

My one complaint is that this almost felt like two separate books. What I mean is this: each storyline could stand on its own and it's a lot to have them together. I do mean this as a compliment to the author's writing style. Each storyline is so compelling and rich. Perhaps it's my own bias in preferring a more streamlined approach in lieu of trying to pack everything into one narrative.

The author does a wonderful job at describing each scene and immersing the reader into the story's world. This would make a fantastic movie (or 2 movies :))! As a North Carolinian, I absolutely loved the setting and the details are so evocative and lovely. The idea of an inn is a great story mechanism.

I love wartime historical fiction, but the thing is there's so much of it out there, so if you're going to write something, it's gotta be 1) great and 2) fresh. Unfortunately this is neither. The dual storyline/timeline falls flat as there's not much to differentiate the two protagonists from each other - both are forgettable. I would have liked more of an exploration of the historical context and fewer lengthy, meandering descriptions of nothing important.

In two world wars, intelligence and counterintelligence, prejudice, and self-sacrifice collide across two generations

In 1942, Evie Farrow is used to life on Ocracoke Island, where every day is the same--until the German U-boats haunting their waters begin to wreak havoc. And when special agent Sterling Bertrand is washed ashore at Evie's inn, her life is turned upside down. While Sterling's injuries keep him inn-bound for weeks, making him even more anxious about the SS officer he's tracking, he becomes increasingly intrigued by Evie, who seems to be hiding secrets of her own.

Decades earlier, in 1914, Englishman Remington Culbreth arrives at the Ocracoke Inn for the summer, never expecting to fall in love with Louisa Adair, the innkeeper's daughter. But when war breaks out in Europe, their relationship is put in jeopardy and may not survive what lies ahead for them.

As the ripples from the Great War rock Evie and Sterling's lives in World War II, it seems yesterday's tides may sweep them all into danger again today.

This story features a duel storyline, which would not have been an issue, except that in this case, both the FMC and the MMC sound the same, there was nothing distinct about either of them. The other issue I had was the descriptions. If a character thought something, it was a thought that went on for half a page. I found that I was constantly having to go back to remind myself of who was talking and what they had been talking about.

This would have been a far more enjoyable read if the plot had been more structured and concise.

Thank you to @netgalley for a copy of this book in return for my honest review.

Yesterday’s Tides by Roseanna M. White was a hard story for me to follow. First, it features two different timelines: 1914 and 1941. Usually, I have no problem following these types of stories because I can follow with each individual characters and their different settings and interactions. But in White’s stories, both of the heroines and heroes did not stick out any differently to me. They were bland and boring. One of the glaring issues I had with the writing was that White would have a character look over the water, then the story went on with the thoughts of the characters for about a half a page. Descriptions of the characters took a long time and always had to relate to something. Way too much exposition in the story. Sometimes I would have to go back and see where the last important through, action, or movement was to see where the story was headed. As I kept reading, I wanted more of the “tracking down [of the] elusive German agent” that was mentioned in the synopsis. The German U-boats were an interesting concept. Something I definitely wanted to read more of, but the story does not really deliver this idea. Overall, Yesterday’s Tides by Roseanna M. White did not capture my attention. Way too much description for my taste. I needed more showing and action to the plot with characters that I could care about.

I received a complimentary copy of Yesterday’s Tides by Roseanna M. White from Bethany House Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.