This picks up right where the last book left off, right after Asher’s big reveal. I so wanted to like this as I quite liked the first one but this book difficult for me to get into, it didn’t grab me as much as the first book did. I had to force myself to pick it up so it was quite a disappointment for me. I think the pacing was a bit off, it was incredibly slow at times, and didn’t really seem to have a sense of urgency or adventure overall. I also found that some parts had an overabundance of descriptive language while other parts seemed to wrap up too quickly.

Lore of the Tides by Analeigh Sbrana is such a fun read! The story’s full of magic, mystery, and adventure, and the way the ocean’s secrets come to life is well-depicted. It takes its time building up, but once you get into it, it’s hard to put down—perfect if you’re into unique magical worlds and strong, relatable characters! This was the perfect conclusion to a captivating story.

3.5
Lore of the tides is the second book in a duology and the much anticipated second book in the Lore of the Wilds series. Lore starts the story betrayed and kidnapped. She has to find The second grimoire and it takes her on many adventures.
The adventures the characters go on are very well developed and enjoyable to read. As I was reading this story, I found that I wished it was written as a YA story. I found the characters felt very young and the spice scenes felt unnecessary and would have been better suited to that demographic. The love triangle did not feel finished or well developed in this story. I enjoyed a lot of this story but it definitely could have used some editing.

The most perfect ending to the duology. I’m so sad that it had to end but at some point good things must always come to an end. The world building, the romance, the adventure… everything was just PERFECT. I love this series so much!!!

This duology gets a 10/10 stars for me:) I would rate it a million stars if I could. Will forever and always recommend this and Lore of the Wilds

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this incredible ARC, I thoroughly enjoyed every page

this was a wonderfully done conclusion to this series, it had that fantasy element that I was looking for and was engaged with what was happening. It continued the story perfectly and the characters felt like they were supposed to in this world. I was glad this continued and was invested in what Analeigh Sbrana wrote.

The duology that began with Lore of the Wilds gets its beautiful wrap-up here, after that betrayal and everything that Lore learned in the first book.

Speaking of Lore - I love her. She is strong, funny, brave, I absolutely adored her character arc and the way she coped with every revelation and obstacle in her path. I also love the more mundane details of her life because Lore is more than an avatar, she is fully crafted and we hear about her period and her hair and all the things people with female reproductive systems and unruly hair deal with, even while saving the world.

Analeigh Sbrana has become another auto-buy author for me, this duology was so good, I can't wait to see what she writes next!

While I really liked Lore of the Wilds, I struggled to read this book. The story itself was great and I thought it was intriguing. It was full of adventure and unique places and romance. But the writing felt juvenile and did a disservice to the story itself. Very disjointed at times, felt a bit like someone was driving a car recklessly with no care for the passenger in the car and whether or not they could handle how jarring it felt.

Also, Lore was incredibly difficult to like especially for the first 100 pages, and it is solely tied to her constant emotional outbursts. She went from petulant to dramatic to wrathful to sad to lust filled to wildly empathetic to casually flirting as if she wasn’t in the middle of a crisis. AND all of them could happen within 2 pages, which caused me a lot of whiplash. I kind of stopped caring about her because of it. I know bad things happened to her, and most of the emotions were warranted, but as the reader, that just wasn’t fun to deal with.

It got better as the book progressed, but doesn’t mean it wasn’t easy to get through initially. I forced myself to write this down so when the book got more exciting, I wouldn’t forget how she made me feel. Because truthfully, when she normalized out, I did forget.

This was a decent book. I'm glad this was a duology because I don't think it could have gone on for more books. A lot happened but some scenes felt more like filler than necessary plot points (this was true for a few of the spicy scenes). The period scene felt unnecessary as well. I thought it was being brought up as a foreshadowing of a future pregnancy when Lore would miss a period but when that didn't happen it felt like it served no purpose other than reminding us that Lore was a human with a menstrual cycle. Finn fell flat for me in this book. I liked him in book 1, but here he felt like a one dimensional side character rather than a main love interest. There were few conversations other than ones that led to spicy scenes. Lore had deeper conversations with Syrelle than she did with Finn, which felt weird considering how things end up. I was happy with the ending, but wanted a little more of a fight with the king. 

All that aside, the banter between characters was fun to read. I also liked the way the locations and characters were described. It was descriptive enough that I felt like I could visualize myself being there with them.

Well, I think that there's a new trope in town for love triangles gone wrong and Lore of the Tides has it in spades. I spent so much of the book wanting to throat punch one of the leads that I could barely enjoy the other two members of the love triangle getting closer.

For some reasons, I also thought this would be a trilogy instead of a duology, so because of that expectation, I thought it ended too soon -- I felt like I wanted to keep following the characters to their next adventure!

However, at the end, I was satisfied with most of the resolution: I still wanted to throat punch one of the characters, so I guess you can't win them all.

3.5 Stars

Book Review: A Captivating Conclusion to Lore of the Wilds

The final installment of Lore of the Wilds is both captivating and mysterious as Lore journeys across the oceans in search of the second grimoire. Along the way, she faces trials that test her strength, heart, and resolve. Lore's quest to obtain the grimoire and free her people is gripping, and I found myself rooting for her every step of the way.

Her growth—both in power and in learning to trust again—was beautifully portrayed. While I loved the story overall, I did feel the pacing was uneven, with a slow start that gave way to a rushed ending. Despite this, the book delivered an exciting and emotional read, leaving me wishing for a third installment to explore more of Lore’s world.

A read filled with sirens, fae, an evil king, and 1 human with magic who dares to seek a home, for her people!
I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. Thank you for allowing me to read

I absolutely loved this conclusion to the Lore of the Wilds duology. It was heartfelt, and gritty, but also beautiful and hopeful. We're still following Lore and she is as determined as ever to save her people. The author did such an amazing job thrusting us into the world and feeling what Lore is feeling. This story was so heartbreaking, and all the choices she has to make - I felt anxiety for Lore just having to make all these decisions and all these family/friends who are counting on her. This conclusion was just what was needed after the crazy cliffhanger we were left with after the first book. I think if you like the Shepherd King duology, that you'll love this duology!

“We deserve to be safe. We deserve to take up space. We will have that. We need only light our torches with her fire, hold them high, and fight.”
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“Their humanity was an opus of colors and textures. They were a people of fragile hearts who loved and cherished and survived despite it all. And gods, it was remarkable to behold. To be in this space, surrounded by her people.”
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Lore of the Tides is an absolutely stunning conclusion to the duology. I was obsessed with lore of the wilds, and lore of the tides blew me away, Analeigh absolutely outdid themselves on this one. Etching a beautiful story of triumph and strength as they rise from under the thumb of oppression, of kindness and love, of loving oneself both in the light and the darkest hour.

I was absolutely honored to get a chance to read this one early, and I must say this duology has some of the most beautiful cover art I have ever seen!

-- Update, I finished it!
This was such a great book okay, the plot points and all the relationships were resolved so beautifully. The romance was peak swoony and lovey, I love them both smm 😭
Also the magic! Lore went through such a cool magical and mental journey, and her arc of saving her people was frickin amazing.

-- ty to the author, the publisher and Netgalley for an advanced copy!

-- Running favourite quotes
"Nothing like hiking in the desert and being on her monthlies. Life was grand." 😭😭

-- 41%
Sirens?? This became so much extra fun 🥲

-- 29%
Lore's pain and rage are making me tear up every other chapter, I need her soft, wholesome hea so bad 😭

-- start
SO SO EXCITED TO READ THIS ARC

Big thank you NetGalley and to the publisher for the chance to review this book pre-release. Lore of the Tides was an absolute master-class follow up to the adventure in Lore of the Wilds. We got to see even more of the ever-expanding world, meet more races of creatures, and I loved every second of it. I loved that this was a duology, and felt like there was a perfect amount of world-building, dialogue and action to keep me invested the entire time. I also loved the romance, it felt natural & I really loved the character dynamics. A more formal review will be available on my IG/TikTok and Goodreads for release.

“I will love you until they put me in the ground, and even then, my love will endure.”

I’m not crying, you are 😭

What an absolutely beautiful conclusion to Lore’s story. Lore’s journey takes us to far off places and we meet and come to love many new faces. The new kingdoms we see and world building is stunning. This book gave me ALL the emotions and I love it dearly.

In a much anticipated sequel to Lore of the Wilds, Analeigh Sbrana comes back with a vengeance and takes the reader to unchartered worlds and territories. Let’s start with what I loved about this book first - the imagery Sbrana created as Lore proceeds on her journey to ultimately save her human family, the new characters we meet along the way, the “lore” (no pun intended) with the magic system - all incredibly interesting and well thought out. Unfortunately I was not as impressed with the editing in this sequel though - I’m not sure why but it felt disconnected in transitions and I found myself skipping ahead through some scenes - maybe that’s just where I was personally but it definitely didn’t intrigue me as much as the first book held on to my attention. I think the concepts and the general plot though were fantastic and I am very much looking forward to reading whatever else Analeigh creates next because I think these sorts of things can only improve with more experience and we LOVE rooting her on. Overall, still recommend and will be supporting this author on her writing journey.

Loved this story. Perfect ending. Humor was A+ and the fantasy and storyline was just fantastic. I was hooked from start to finish.

Such a great conclusion to this duology. Filled with action, humor and tension. I I felt a myriad of emotions, especially toward Syrelle. I love Lore's development and her really leaning into her new powers. I adored the new characters that were introduced and really liked the new worlds we were able to explore. Finn, FINN! I LOVE THAT MAN. He was the perfect blend of supportive and loving without being stifling.
I'm so happy with the conclusion of this story and can't wait to read more from Analeigh Sbrana.

Lore of the Tides immediately brings you back into the world of its predecessor with ease, and has you sucked back into seeing the plight of Lore and her people. I really loved Lore as a protagonist in this book. She was strong and resolute in her notions, and she had developed and actually changed since the beginning of the first book. I appreciated the resolution of the love triangle and where it went. I also really enjoyed that we got a chance to actually get to know Finndryl in this book, and all of his interactions with Lore were some of the highlights of this book.

Lore of the Tides is a sequel that manages to be even better than the first!