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felinity's review
4.0
After the excitement of the first book, Kate's starting to settle into her role as Guardian, mentally and physically getting a feel for her power and even taking lessons, but now she's conscious of her role and beginning to settle back into her small Maine coastal community, she's discovering more than she wanted.
As with [b:Carousel Tides|7705665|Carousel Tides (Carousel, #1)|Sharon Lee|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1283646329s/7705665.jpg|10411833], Sharon Lee expertly captures the feel of a tourist-bound summer town, with small town issues, the delicate balance between townies and tourists and those who go Away, creating a community so real you half-expect to join it when you walk out your door. Highly recommended for people who like a touch of magic in our world.
Disclaimer: I received a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
As with [b:Carousel Tides|7705665|Carousel Tides (Carousel, #1)|Sharon Lee|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1283646329s/7705665.jpg|10411833], Sharon Lee expertly captures the feel of a tourist-bound summer town, with small town issues, the delicate balance between townies and tourists and those who go Away, creating a community so real you half-expect to join it when you walk out your door. Highly recommended for people who like a touch of magic in our world.
Disclaimer: I received a free ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
grayreader's review
3.0
Better than the first book. Not much action, and the magic system seems a bit wonky, but still interesting in a quiet way. Characterization has greatly improved from book one. Plus carousels. Kind of disappointed that the rooster was not actually important, especially after all the buildup. A bit anticlimactic. Overall a fun book. Either the writer or editor needs to rethink the overabundance of distracting and pointless ellipses used, but at least the halt-urgent-action-to-note-Maine-landmarks tactic was no longer employed.
rachel_abby_reads's review
2.0
This book was really disorganized. It was much more "days in the life" of a Guardian than a focused narrative. There are episodes of Guardianship, cast/town building, and nudging Kate's relationship with Borgan forward (I do appreciate the lack of explicit detail on this point).
I could go on, but add that and a few. . .unnecessary and. . . excessive ellipses and I'd be writing my own Archer Beach story. The first showed promise and the second failed to deliver. I'm tapping out.
I could go on, but add that and a few. . .unnecessary and. . . excessive ellipses and I'd be writing my own Archer Beach story. The first showed promise and the second failed to deliver. I'm tapping out.
ptaradactyl's review
2.0
Meh. It was the kind of book where lots of trivial things happened and you don’t quite know why you’re supposed to care. i want to read the third, but this didn’t draw me in like the first one
setaian's review
3.0
Kate Archer is the Guardian of the land in Archers Beach, Maine. She has a magical connection to the land and is charged with protecting it as well as dealing with the magical beings around Archers Beach and keeping them in line. On top of that the fortunes of her small resort town rest on the good luck she brings, and with the tourist season just beginning things are starting to look up. That is until the local drug dealer enlists the help of a fire elemental in his game of cat and mouse with the law.
I struggled with this book, and there are a few reasons why. First and foremost this is book two in a series, and I haven't read book one. So much of what was happening, so many of the characters just flew straight over my head and I'm reasonably sure that if I had read book one that wouldn't have been the case.
The book is set in Maine and a lot of the dialogue is in that New England brogue which was a bit of a struggle for this Australian.
Finally the book is incredibly dense. There really is a lot going on and a good deal of it doesn't relate to the central story. Honestly it's not easy to pinpoint what the central story is. I guess going by the synopsis it's Kate's battle of wills with Joe Nemeier the town's drug dealer, but he doesn't figure all that prominently in the book and actually only appears once.
So, it was a difficult book for me but also a book I found oddly interesting. Just one caveat, if this book sounds like something you'd like, read the book one first.
Many thanks to Baen Books and Netgalley for providing me with this ARC
I struggled with this book, and there are a few reasons why. First and foremost this is book two in a series, and I haven't read book one. So much of what was happening, so many of the characters just flew straight over my head and I'm reasonably sure that if I had read book one that wouldn't have been the case.
The book is set in Maine and a lot of the dialogue is in that New England brogue which was a bit of a struggle for this Australian.
Finally the book is incredibly dense. There really is a lot going on and a good deal of it doesn't relate to the central story. Honestly it's not easy to pinpoint what the central story is. I guess going by the synopsis it's Kate's battle of wills with Joe Nemeier the town's drug dealer, but he doesn't figure all that prominently in the book and actually only appears once.
So, it was a difficult book for me but also a book I found oddly interesting. Just one caveat, if this book sounds like something you'd like, read the book one first.
Many thanks to Baen Books and Netgalley for providing me with this ARC
paladinboy's review
4.0
Another great story in this world. Looking forward to the third installment.
squirrelfish's review
4.0
I'm a big fan of Sharon Lee, and I like the Archer's Beach world she is creating. I haven't read Carousel Tides since it came out, so there were definitely some parts where I got lost with plot points from that novel, but she gave enough story and I remembered enough to keep going.
Overall, sweet, interesting and I'm looking forward to reading more.
Overall, sweet, interesting and I'm looking forward to reading more.
juliatfowler's review
3.0
Not as good as the first
Scattered story lines and a lot of unnecessary information included in the plot, but still entertaining. Great for an escape.
Scattered story lines and a lot of unnecessary information included in the plot, but still entertaining. Great for an escape.