Brad About Books: Tidal by Amanda Hocking

Read from January 29 to 31, 2013

TIDAL
Expected Publication Date: June 4, 2013
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Format: ARC
Page Count: 342 pages
Source: Publisher in exchange for an honest review
Series: Watersong, #3

This review is entirely spoiler free, even if you haven't started this series.

Read my reviews for previous books in this series:

Forgotten Lyrics • Wake • Lullaby (spoilers for Wake)

Tidal is a stunning and fantastic installment in an addictive and one of my all-time favorite series. Amanda Hocking was created another brilliant novel!

Let me start off by saying that Amanda Hocking is one of my favorite authors ever, and this is, by far, my favorite series of her. I get sucked into the world so quickly, and Tidal was definitely the best book! SO many plot twists and insane events happen in this book - I couldn't put it down for a second. I loved how Hocking gave us even more perspectives in Tidal by adding in Daniel's POV (which was really cool to see the world through his mind). I can't get over how much I adore Tidal!

The characters are what really brings this book to life. The sisterly love between Gemma and Harper is outstanding, and their bond is taken to the next level. You know who was actually my favorite character of Tidal? Penn. Yep, the antagonist was my favorite character. This has never happened to me before, but we get to learn so much more about her, and I was very intrigued about her storyline! In fact, all of the girls were marvelous. Hocking can weave a villain like there's no tomorrow, and Tidal shines bright.

That ending was absolutely insane! If you thought the endings to Wake and Lullaby were crazy, Tidal is going to blow your mind. I flew through those final 100 pages, and I adored every single second of it. And the last few chapters... I can't get them out of my head! Needless to say, I need Elegy so bad. 

Overall, Tidal is phenomenal! Rich, dark and highly addictive, Tidal held me tight and never let me go.

M Y   R A T I N G

Fantastic Five {JANUARY}

Welcome to Fantastic Five, a segment I post at the end of each month, telling you my top five most favorite books of the month!

Here are the five best books I read in January!

Read from January 1 to 3, 2013

5. Warm Bodies (Warm Bodies, #1) - Isaac Marion

This book is so... cool! Yep, it's a zombie love story, and I was a bit iffy about it going into it. But it was so much fun and great! I love the characters and the world and everything about it! Can't wait to check out the sequel!

Read from January 4 to 5, 2013

4. Crash (Crash, #1) - Nicole Williams

I'm not a fan of contemporary, but WOW, I really loved Crash! The relationship was great and the characters (the majority of them) were stellar. Loved this one!

Read from January 12 to 15, 2013

3. Unearthly (Unearthly, #3) - Cynthia Hand

Why. In. The. WORLD did I wait so long to read this?! It was amazing! I adored Clara, and the entire storyline is so enthralling. Oh gosh, I can't wait to read Hallowed!

Read from January 26 to 28, 2013

2. Life After Theft - Aprilynne Pike

I absolutely loved Aprilynne Pike's Wings and Spells (I need to finish that series!), and I adored Life After Theft as well! I loved Jeff and Kimberlee's relationship (not romantic, just a friendship! Sort of.) - and this book just has so many fantastic moments. I can see me re-reading this book soon.

AND MY #1 BOOK OF JANUARY...

Read from January 29 to 31, 2013

1. Tidal (Watersong, #3) - Amanda Hocking

If you know me at all, you know that Amanda Hocking is one of my favorite authors ever. I started reading her when she was self-publish, and it thrills me so much that she is published traditionally now. Tidal is my favorite book of hers! It was so fast-paced, energetic, and amazing. That ending was CRAZY! I can't wait to find out how it all ends in Elegy!

What were your top five books of the month? I would be thrilled if you did your own Fantastic Five post!