The Lost Tide Warriors by Catherine DoyleMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The second in the series sees Fionn, along with friends and enemies old and new, battling against Soulseekers determined to revive Morrigan.
First of all, this isn't the book to start with. Although things are explained reasonably well as you go along, you'll still likely be confused for quite a portion of it.
However, if you've read the first one, this is a fantastic follow up, expanding the mythology and keeping the same wonderful tone. I cried - quite a bit - and read as fast as I can. I still love the magic system, I've still never seen anything like it, and I'm very excited to read the third one to find out what happens next.
I received an ARC and chose to write an honest review.
(This isn't the section I wanted to copy, but my favourite one made me cry and I couldn't see the words. This one shows the use of language very well.)
The candle in Sam’s fist was shaking violently. “I regret this decision,” he called over his shoulder, just as Hughie released a triumphant shout, pulled his free hand into his chest and closed it into a fist.
The sky ignited.
There were three awful seconds of nothingness when both vessels seemed to hang by an invisible thread, then the wind snapped and the sky roared and the world dropped. The wave surged over The Corpus, taking them all with it, screaming at the top of their lungs. Hughie Rua threw his head back and laughed as they flew down, down, down, following his billowing sails into the sea.
The wind pulled their cheeks from their mouths and stole their breath, their stomachs flip ping upside down and inside out as they cut through the air. Their screams ran their voices hoarse before they hit the water.
Then they left the world behind them, piercing the skin of the ocean in two identical points.
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