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Sarah Midnight #2
Marea
The "Sarah Midnight Triology" continues...
Sarah Midnight is no ordinary teenager. She is a demon hunter, caught up in one of the deadliest wars unknown to man. Orphaned at the age of sixteen, Sarah learned the family trade of hunting without her parents to guide her but under the watchful eye of her 'cousin', who was revealed to be Sean Hannay, no relative at all, but a dear friend of the real Harry Midnight.
Now, in the exciting sequel to "Dreams", the fight continues. Sarah and Sean may have defeated the Scottish Valaya, but the rest of the war still rages on, and Sarah, Sean, Nicholas and their companions must unearth the identity and location of the Enemy - the leader of the demons - before the world plunges into the Time of Demons once more. Their quest leads them to Sarah's family home, the Midnight mansion in Islay, and there they discover horrible truths about the demon ruler, his plans, and Sarah's own personal history.
Along the way, Sarah must battle not only the demons but her hurt toward Sean and her feelings for the enigmatic Nicholas, who has plans of his own.
Sarah Midnight is no ordinary teenager. She is a demon hunter, caught up in one of the deadliest wars unknown to man. Orphaned at the age of sixteen, Sarah learned the family trade of hunting without her parents to guide her but under the watchful eye of her 'cousin', who was revealed to be Sean Hannay, no relative at all, but a dear friend of the real Harry Midnight.
Now, in the exciting sequel to "Dreams", the fight continues. Sarah and Sean may have defeated the Scottish Valaya, but the rest of the war still rages on, and Sarah, Sean, Nicholas and their companions must unearth the identity and location of the Enemy - the leader of the demons - before the world plunges into the Time of Demons once more. Their quest leads them to Sarah's family home, the Midnight mansion in Islay, and there they discover horrible truths about the demon ruler, his plans, and Sarah's own personal history.
Along the way, Sarah must battle not only the demons but her hurt toward Sean and her feelings for the enigmatic Nicholas, who has plans of his own.
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35 books378 followersDaniela Sacerdoti is a mother and a writer. Born in Naples, but brought up in a small village in the Italian Alps, she lives near Glasgow with her husband and sons. She steals time to write when everyone has gone to bed, or before they wake up. She’s a Primary teacher, but she chose to be at home with her children. She loves being with her boys, reading anything she can get her hands on and chatting with her girlfriends. But she also adores being on her own, free to daydream and make up stories.
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April 15, 2017
Is basically 2am and still here I am talking about the book that I just finished.
It was amazing. I read it in a day, I just needed answers, and everytime I said just one more chapter I ended up reading 50 more pages instead. I love it. That ending was amazingly beautiful in a lot of ways. Oh I love it!
So we are following Sarah, Sean, Nicholas and friends just a couple of weeks later the events of Dream's end.
Pretty traumatic events I have to say.
Sarah is now stronger, after all she faced in the last book, she became stronger and she is turning into the badass female she should always be. Nicholas is by her side, have to say I wasn't please by that. Not even a hince. Since the very first book he told us what his objective is and looking him so close to Sarah, specially with what he was doing just made me angry.
And this is a part that I really want to pop up, before I even started this trilogy I've read some reviews where people were saying that they didn't know who will they choose if they have to. I'm not a huge fan of love triangles, I can stand them and even enjoy them, but I don't want them to be the center of the book. It was one of the reasons why I wasn't expecting much. But the truth is that there's no love triangle. The choice she has to make is not between 2 guys, Is about living or dying. Makes me wonder if we are even talking about the same book.
There is no love triangle in this book!
In the last book we got to see a glimpse of what the Midnights were capable of, in this one we get some revelations that just blowed my mind. I knew they were cruel, after what they did to Cathy I knew it. But after this book I just can't. Sarah is a really good person and they didn't deserve her.
This is a thing that I didn't get to see much in YA books and it totally remind me of Draco Malfoy. My first though was that "she was a Gryffindor borned in a nest of Slytherins". That is the best way I can describe it without spoiling anything.
Now, Sean is still taking care of her, even when she doesn't want to and seeing Sarah with Nicholas is killing him. Not just bc he is jealous, but bc he can feel that there's something strange going on with they guy. So he is keeping an eye on both, just in case. That until someone comes to his door with some news he may not want to hear.
I love Sean and I really loved him in this book, he is determined about his mission, he knows what he wants and what must be done and he is doing his best, but even like that his feelings are on the way. He got confused some times, but he always found a way to be with her when she needed him. That alone made the difference.
We also get to see more about Niall, Mike and Elodie. I adore the dinamic duo, the irish fear and the New Orleans' dude. They're one of my fav parts of the book. They're friendship is so solid and warm that I always had a smile on my face when I was reading about them.
With Elodie I got some mixed feelings. She was getting in the way and helping sometimes. She was pretty on and off a lot and that didn't let me decide if I like her or not. She has gone through a lot, but she is facing in it a very different way and sometimes it may not help.
Now I have to admit that when I was finishing the book something change on me about Nicholas. Won't say what it is, but now I don't hate him. I don't trust him either but I just can't hate him anymore. Not after what he did.
I really love this book, I got charmed by the first one, but this one just got me crazy.
Just like in the last one my only issue was the writing style, but I honestly think that is a traduction thing. The plot is reaaaally good, awesome characters, great plot twists and those descriptions about the Suraris where really good.
I have a lot of questions and the need to start the next one, but I physically can't (I'm soooo sleepy right now) so I'm gonna wait till tomorrow. But honestly guys this book was really really really good.
4.5 Midnight Stars!!!
It was amazing. I read it in a day, I just needed answers, and everytime I said just one more chapter I ended up reading 50 more pages instead. I love it. That ending was amazingly beautiful in a lot of ways. Oh I love it!
So we are following Sarah, Sean, Nicholas and friends just a couple of weeks later the events of Dream's end.
Pretty traumatic events I have to say.
Sarah is now stronger, after all she faced in the last book, she became stronger and she is turning into the badass female she should always be. Nicholas is by her side, have to say I wasn't please by that. Not even a hince. Since the very first book he told us what his objective is and looking him so close to Sarah, specially with what he was doing just made me angry.
And this is a part that I really want to pop up, before I even started this trilogy I've read some reviews where people were saying that they didn't know who will they choose if they have to. I'm not a huge fan of love triangles, I can stand them and even enjoy them, but I don't want them to be the center of the book. It was one of the reasons why I wasn't expecting much. But the truth is that there's no love triangle. The choice she has to make is not between 2 guys, Is about living or dying. Makes me wonder if we are even talking about the same book.
There is no love triangle in this book!
In the last book we got to see a glimpse of what the Midnights were capable of, in this one we get some revelations that just blowed my mind. I knew they were cruel, after what they did to Cathy I knew it. But after this book I just can't. Sarah is a really good person and they didn't deserve her.
This is a thing that I didn't get to see much in YA books and it totally remind me of Draco Malfoy. My first though was that "she was a Gryffindor borned in a nest of Slytherins". That is the best way I can describe it without spoiling anything.
Now, Sean is still taking care of her, even when she doesn't want to and seeing Sarah with Nicholas is killing him. Not just bc he is jealous, but bc he can feel that there's something strange going on with they guy. So he is keeping an eye on both, just in case. That until someone comes to his door with some news he may not want to hear.
I love Sean and I really loved him in this book, he is determined about his mission, he knows what he wants and what must be done and he is doing his best, but even like that his feelings are on the way. He got confused some times, but he always found a way to be with her when she needed him. That alone made the difference.
We also get to see more about Niall, Mike and Elodie. I adore the dinamic duo, the irish fear and the New Orleans' dude. They're one of my fav parts of the book. They're friendship is so solid and warm that I always had a smile on my face when I was reading about them.
With Elodie I got some mixed feelings. She was getting in the way and helping sometimes. She was pretty on and off a lot and that didn't let me decide if I like her or not. She has gone through a lot, but she is facing in it a very different way and sometimes it may not help.
Now I have to admit that when I was finishing the book something change on me about Nicholas. Won't say what it is, but now I don't hate him. I don't trust him either but I just can't hate him anymore. Not after what he did.
I really love this book, I got charmed by the first one, but this one just got me crazy.
Just like in the last one my only issue was the writing style, but I honestly think that is a traduction thing. The plot is reaaaally good, awesome characters, great plot twists and those descriptions about the Suraris where really good.
I have a lot of questions and the need to start the next one, but I physically can't (I'm soooo sleepy right now) so I'm gonna wait till tomorrow. But honestly guys this book was really really really good.
4.5 Midnight Stars!!!
July 3, 2015
Definitivamente este mundo de Familias Secretas, Herederos Secretos, Suraris (demonios), Valayas, Eras de los Demonios e hijos del Rey de las Sombras me tiene encantada. Cuando leía pasaba páginas y páginas porque quería saber qué pasaba con todos los personajes y todos los secretos que esconde cada uno de ellos. Y es que los secretos no son pocos, ¿eh?
En Marea vemos cómo los personajes que ya conocíamos evolucionan y empiezan a adaptarse a la situación en la que se ven inmersos, una situación de extremo peligro. Además, entran en escena otros personajes que apenas habían tenido protagonismo en el libro anterior. Conocemos a Elodie, la viuda de Harry y Heredera Secreta; a Mike, Guardabosques y amante del whiskey(?); a Niall, Heredero Secreto; Winter Shaw, que es una niña muy dulce y que tiene que ver con las Familias Secretas; e incluso un poco más a Nicholas "Donal", a quien antes conocíamos como Otoño.
Algo que me gustó mucho fueron las interacciones entre Sarah y Sean con Nicholas en Medio. Porque, claro, el libro pasado acaba cuando Sarah descubre que Sean se estaba haciendo pasar por Harry para protegerla y, en medio de todo eso, aparece Otoño/Nicholas. El caso es que al inicio de Marea nos damos cuenta de que Sarah está en una relación con Nicholas y eso está matando a Sean, no sólo de celos, sino porque siente que algo no va bien. Sin embargo, Sarah se irá dando cuenta poco a poco de qué es eso que está mal y que se ve atraída inevitablemente hacia Sean siempre.
Respecto a Sean sólo puedo decir que me encanta, pero que odio la actitud que toma después de cierta revelación... pero que lo vuelvo a amar por, eh, algo del final. ¡Viva yo por ser vaga y no decir spoilers!
Me pareció súper interesante que en este libro siguiéramos un poco más a fondo las historias de Niall, Elodie, Mike y la Familia Midnight, pues nos enteramos un poco más de cómo funcionan sus vidas, cuáles son sus misiones, sus anhelos y, en el caso de los Midnight, de lo rastreros, fríos y crueles que pueden llegar a ser cuando algo no sale como lo esperaban.
A pesar de que digo que Marea explica muchísimas cosas, tanto sobre los personajes como sus historias de fondo, a mí me deja con más preguntas que respuestas. Es decir, yo quiero saber quién es ese hombre/pájaro/demonio, cuál es el sentido del plan del hijo del Rey de las Sombras, por qué Elodie está tramando algo extraño, qué va a pasar con Niall y [inserte aquí nombre que no pone Isa because spoilers], cómo van a solucionar todo Sarah y Sean después de LA revelación... ¡Ahhh! Es que hay tantas cosas que... dioses, el tercer libro creo que será épico.
Y, finalmente, llega mi momento cursi de la reseña: AMÉ EL FINAL porque...
*se muere de amor para no decir spoilers explícitamente*.
En Marea vemos cómo los personajes que ya conocíamos evolucionan y empiezan a adaptarse a la situación en la que se ven inmersos, una situación de extremo peligro. Además, entran en escena otros personajes que apenas habían tenido protagonismo en el libro anterior. Conocemos a Elodie, la viuda de Harry y Heredera Secreta; a Mike, Guardabosques y amante del whiskey(?); a Niall, Heredero Secreto; Winter Shaw, que es una niña muy dulce y que tiene que ver con las Familias Secretas; e incluso un poco más a Nicholas "Donal", a quien antes conocíamos como Otoño.
Algo que me gustó mucho fueron las interacciones entre Sarah y Sean con Nicholas en Medio. Porque, claro, el libro pasado acaba cuando Sarah descubre que Sean se estaba haciendo pasar por Harry para protegerla y, en medio de todo eso, aparece Otoño/Nicholas. El caso es que al inicio de Marea nos damos cuenta de que Sarah está en una relación con Nicholas y eso está matando a Sean, no sólo de celos, sino porque siente que algo no va bien. Sin embargo, Sarah se irá dando cuenta poco a poco de qué es eso que está mal y que se ve atraída inevitablemente hacia Sean siempre.
Respecto a Sean sólo puedo decir que me encanta, pero que odio la actitud que toma después de cierta revelación... pero que lo vuelvo a amar por, eh, algo del final. ¡Viva yo por ser vaga y no decir spoilers!
Me pareció súper interesante que en este libro siguiéramos un poco más a fondo las historias de Niall, Elodie, Mike y la Familia Midnight, pues nos enteramos un poco más de cómo funcionan sus vidas, cuáles son sus misiones, sus anhelos y, en el caso de los Midnight, de lo rastreros, fríos y crueles que pueden llegar a ser cuando algo no sale como lo esperaban.
A pesar de que digo que Marea explica muchísimas cosas, tanto sobre los personajes como sus historias de fondo, a mí me deja con más preguntas que respuestas. Es decir, yo quiero saber quién es ese hombre/pájaro/demonio, cuál es el sentido del plan del hijo del Rey de las Sombras, por qué Elodie está tramando algo extraño, qué va a pasar con Niall y [inserte aquí nombre que no pone Isa because spoilers], cómo van a solucionar todo Sarah y Sean después de LA revelación... ¡Ahhh! Es que hay tantas cosas que... dioses, el tercer libro creo que será épico.
Y, finalmente, llega mi momento cursi de la reseña: AMÉ EL FINAL porque...
*se muere de amor para no decir spoilers explícitamente*.
July 19, 2020
3.5
Bueno en este libro ya se me quitó la duda de quien es Nicholás, pero el peesonaje ni me cae bien ni mal, creo que me da igual su destino. Lo que si dolió un poquito fue la muerte de Mike, pero no tanto, porque casi no se conoce al personaje. Creo que en general no he sentido apego con los personjes, la historia está entretenida, pero más allá de eso no creo que mejore en el tercero.
Bueno en este libro ya se me quitó la duda de quien es Nicholás, pero el peesonaje ni me cae bien ni mal, creo que me da igual su destino. Lo que si dolió un poquito fue la muerte de Mike, pero no tanto, porque casi no se conoce al personaje. Creo que en general no he sentido apego con los personjes, la historia está entretenida, pero más allá de eso no creo que mejore en el tercero.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 4, 2024
Buenísimo!
Todo me encantó, peligro a cada capítulo, el hijo del señor de las sombras se volvió a ganar mi corazón 🫶🏻
Sean como que tu honor va ganar más que el amor de tu vida No no no
Todo siempre se deja por amor 🥰
Me urge saber quién es la princesa en la torre blanca y el saber más de las razones del cuervo y porque ataca a Sahara pero será el salvador de la princesa de la torre 💁🏻♀️
Todo me encantó, peligro a cada capítulo, el hijo del señor de las sombras se volvió a ganar mi corazón 🫶🏻
Sean como que tu honor va ganar más que el amor de tu vida No no no
Todo siempre se deja por amor 🥰
Me urge saber quién es la princesa en la torre blanca y el saber más de las razones del cuervo y porque ataca a Sahara pero será el salvador de la princesa de la torre 💁🏻♀️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 22, 2013
Firstly I’d like to thank Black & White Publishing for sending me this paperback to read and give an honest review, I had really been looking forward to reading this after enjoying the first book in the trilogy Dreams.
The story began with an interesting prologue which revealed a piece of Sarah’s family history, this was something that featured heavily throughout the book and I was pleased to have some of my leftover questions from Dreams answered. After the prologue it picked up where the cliffhanger ending from last time had left off – Sarah was still being watched and Sean seemed to be stuck in some kind of uncomfortable limbo, until a surprise visitor turned up and told him something he really didn’t want to hear.
There were times when Sarah seemed lost and slightly bewildered by the events of her life, but her strength from the previous book definitely grew as she learned more about her history and this was great to see. I felt unsure about Nicholas before and his behaviour this time around troubled me once again, when the truth about him was revealed I can’t say that I was too surprised because I had figured it would be something along those lines. His plans for Sarah’s future were dark and unpleasant but despite this I found myself feeling sorry for him, particularly as the story progressed and I felt like I got to know him better.
The whole book had a mysterious feel to it and the author held my interest throughout with the many twists and turns in the storyline. With new monsters and demons to defeat Sarah faced much more tragedy and in the midst of all this action was a hint of romance that was incredibly complicated but added a warm touch to the story.
Once again I enjoyed reading the characters inner thoughts, it really gave a clearer insight into the workings of their minds – you always discover the truth with those few little words. I also loved how the author had created an exciting power for each member of the group of friends so that when they were together they seemed so powerful.
The visit to Islay was my favourite part of the book because it was where the story intensified – fierce battles were fought and shocking secrets were discovered, all of this seemed to change the direction of Sarah’s thoughts and gave her even more strength.
The author’s descriptive writing made it easy to visualise everything and I would love to see these books come to life as a movie. I finished with a smile on my face and I’m full of anticipation about the next book, I just can’t wait to find out what happens next!
This was an action-packed and imaginative page turner which had me hooked from start to finish.
The story began with an interesting prologue which revealed a piece of Sarah’s family history, this was something that featured heavily throughout the book and I was pleased to have some of my leftover questions from Dreams answered. After the prologue it picked up where the cliffhanger ending from last time had left off – Sarah was still being watched and Sean seemed to be stuck in some kind of uncomfortable limbo, until a surprise visitor turned up and told him something he really didn’t want to hear.
There were times when Sarah seemed lost and slightly bewildered by the events of her life, but her strength from the previous book definitely grew as she learned more about her history and this was great to see. I felt unsure about Nicholas before and his behaviour this time around troubled me once again, when the truth about him was revealed I can’t say that I was too surprised because I had figured it would be something along those lines. His plans for Sarah’s future were dark and unpleasant but despite this I found myself feeling sorry for him, particularly as the story progressed and I felt like I got to know him better.
The whole book had a mysterious feel to it and the author held my interest throughout with the many twists and turns in the storyline. With new monsters and demons to defeat Sarah faced much more tragedy and in the midst of all this action was a hint of romance that was incredibly complicated but added a warm touch to the story.
Once again I enjoyed reading the characters inner thoughts, it really gave a clearer insight into the workings of their minds – you always discover the truth with those few little words. I also loved how the author had created an exciting power for each member of the group of friends so that when they were together they seemed so powerful.
The visit to Islay was my favourite part of the book because it was where the story intensified – fierce battles were fought and shocking secrets were discovered, all of this seemed to change the direction of Sarah’s thoughts and gave her even more strength.
The author’s descriptive writing made it easy to visualise everything and I would love to see these books come to life as a movie. I finished with a smile on my face and I’m full of anticipation about the next book, I just can’t wait to find out what happens next!
This was an action-packed and imaginative page turner which had me hooked from start to finish.
August 5, 2013
We begin the second book in the Sarah Midnight trilogy with a prologue. Sarah, aged 8, is with her grandmother Morag. Admonished to protect and preserve the Midnight family, this is the last thing her grandmother shared with her before she went back to where she belonged … the sea.
Chapter One begins almost where we left Sarah. Nicholas is spending a lot of time with her and Sean is on the outside watching over her (using one of his skills so that he can’t be detected).
Sarah is affected by a cloudy mind and loss of appetite when she’s with Nicholas. She’s lost her ability to dream. I wanted to shout at her to wake up and see what was happening rather succumbing to his power. Guess it’s not easy when you’re lulled into nothingness! It’s not long until we find out who Nicholas is and his motive. I loved this ‘darkness’ and how it fits with fairy tales/myths I know, although it is unique in itself.
Once again there are some terror filled scenes with the Sabha attacking those close to Sarah. I was wondering if we would be introduced to more otherworldly creatures/monsters in this mythology and I wasn’t disappointed!
Characters from Dreams come together – Elodie, Niall and Mike alongside Sarah, Nicholas and Sean. They all travel to Islay, to the Midnight family home. We meet Winter and learn more of the Midnight family history. These scenes are action-packed and the plot takes us deeper until we reach another pivotal point.
The love triangle reaches a climax when Sarah finally admits to herself how she feels although this is a relationship that’s destined not to be due to the Secret families code. How poignant the scene is at the end of this book!
The finding of the Carmina Prophetica tells us where we’ll be heading to in the final part of the trilogy … but who is that large bird who when we last saw it, was taking off its mask and afraid of failing? Where does this fit in?
Deception, truths uncovered, a character who I disliked intensely but actually ended up rooting for, terror, action packed scenes, magic and a fabulous mythology and of course the love triangle! has kept me riveted. I can’t wait to see how this will all play out!
Key knowledge we gained from Dreams is shared so if you read this a while ago, your memory is refreshed or if you’re starting the trilogy here, the story will make sense (but I would recommend reading Dreams first).
I would like to thank Janne Moller from Black & White Publishing for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.
Chapter One begins almost where we left Sarah. Nicholas is spending a lot of time with her and Sean is on the outside watching over her (using one of his skills so that he can’t be detected).
Sarah is affected by a cloudy mind and loss of appetite when she’s with Nicholas. She’s lost her ability to dream. I wanted to shout at her to wake up and see what was happening rather succumbing to his power. Guess it’s not easy when you’re lulled into nothingness! It’s not long until we find out who Nicholas is and his motive. I loved this ‘darkness’ and how it fits with fairy tales/myths I know, although it is unique in itself.
Once again there are some terror filled scenes with the Sabha attacking those close to Sarah. I was wondering if we would be introduced to more otherworldly creatures/monsters in this mythology and I wasn’t disappointed!
Characters from Dreams come together – Elodie, Niall and Mike alongside Sarah, Nicholas and Sean. They all travel to Islay, to the Midnight family home. We meet Winter and learn more of the Midnight family history. These scenes are action-packed and the plot takes us deeper until we reach another pivotal point.
The love triangle reaches a climax when Sarah finally admits to herself how she feels although this is a relationship that’s destined not to be due to the Secret families code. How poignant the scene is at the end of this book!
The finding of the Carmina Prophetica tells us where we’ll be heading to in the final part of the trilogy … but who is that large bird who when we last saw it, was taking off its mask and afraid of failing? Where does this fit in?
Deception, truths uncovered, a character who I disliked intensely but actually ended up rooting for, terror, action packed scenes, magic and a fabulous mythology and of course the love triangle! has kept me riveted. I can’t wait to see how this will all play out!
Key knowledge we gained from Dreams is shared so if you read this a while ago, your memory is refreshed or if you’re starting the trilogy here, the story will make sense (but I would recommend reading Dreams first).
I would like to thank Janne Moller from Black & White Publishing for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.
April 5, 2013
I never really liked Shakespeare. Besides the fact that I've got no appreciation for the finer aspects of 16th-century English, and that most of his plays are frankly, dull as dirt, I desperately hated the use of dramatic irony. As far as I'm concerned, dramatic irony is the most annoying literary device ever invented. I hate knowing things that the poor innocent hero/heroine doesn't. It's like seeing the TSTL virgin go down into the dark, dank basement in a horror movie; I just want to grab the stupid chit and shake some damn sense into her. YOU WILL DIE HORRIFIC, BLOODY DEATH, GIRL, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?
Tide is like that for me. It makes me so angry! Not at Sarah, not at the book, not at the writing, because honestly, the entire thing was good. Not as wonderful as the first book, which I absolutely loved, but as I've learned throughout my years and years and years of experience, life's not fair. If one enjoys the first book, the much-anticipated second will inevitably be a letdown, and so it was with Tide.
Am I rambling again? Oh, right. Dramatic irony. NICHOLAS! That asshat! I was rooting for Sean, who is rather stupid, but you know...boys will be boys. He should have been honest with Sarah from the get-go, but of course there wouldn't be much conflict. But Nicholas...oh, boy. That's just another kettle of chips. What an arrogant, asinine, controlling, stalkery (calling her 14 times in a few hours? Run, Sarah, don't walk) jerk. Edward ain't got nothing on Nicholas. Honestly, I thought the character Sarah had built up in the first book would have known better. She feels something's wrong, but doesn't really follow her instincts. So Nicholas does improve over the book, but I still don't like him. Some people just make a bad first impression.
Tide is like that for me. It makes me so angry! Not at Sarah, not at the book, not at the writing, because honestly, the entire thing was good. Not as wonderful as the first book, which I absolutely loved, but as I've learned throughout my years and years and years of experience, life's not fair. If one enjoys the first book, the much-anticipated second will inevitably be a letdown, and so it was with Tide.
Am I rambling again? Oh, right. Dramatic irony. NICHOLAS! That asshat! I was rooting for Sean, who is rather stupid, but you know...boys will be boys. He should have been honest with Sarah from the get-go, but of course there wouldn't be much conflict. But Nicholas...oh, boy. That's just another kettle of chips. What an arrogant, asinine, controlling, stalkery (calling her 14 times in a few hours? Run, Sarah, don't walk) jerk. Edward ain't got nothing on Nicholas. Honestly, I thought the character Sarah had built up in the first book would have known better. She feels something's wrong, but doesn't really follow her instincts. So Nicholas does improve over the book, but I still don't like him. Some people just make a bad first impression.
June 24, 2016
El primer libro lo leí hace tres años y cuando comencé su secuela no me acordaba de casi nada :P
Pero conforme pasaban las páginas fui recordando todo y pude leerlo amenamente.
A pesar de que algunos pasajes me recordaban a Cazadores de Sombras y sentía que la autora no tenía completamente desarrollado su mundo, tengo que admitir que Marea me fascinó por completo, mucho más que su antecesora.
Daniela Sacerdoti maneja un tema que libros como Harry Potter y Cazadores de Sombras tratan pero no tan profundamente como lo hizo Marea: que los hijos vemos a los padres como seres perfectos, siendo que en realidad son simples humanos que pueden cometer errores y, a veces, cosas horribles. Que los hijos no tienen porqué cometer los mismos errores que sus padres, uno se pertenece a sí mismo.
Amé a Nicholas, lo cual me dejó sorprendida, y a veces quería matar a Sarah por hacerlo sufrir.
Después de terminar Marea, muero por leer la tercera parte!
Pero conforme pasaban las páginas fui recordando todo y pude leerlo amenamente.
A pesar de que algunos pasajes me recordaban a Cazadores de Sombras y sentía que la autora no tenía completamente desarrollado su mundo, tengo que admitir que Marea me fascinó por completo, mucho más que su antecesora.
Daniela Sacerdoti maneja un tema que libros como Harry Potter y Cazadores de Sombras tratan pero no tan profundamente como lo hizo Marea: que los hijos vemos a los padres como seres perfectos, siendo que en realidad son simples humanos que pueden cometer errores y, a veces, cosas horribles. Que los hijos no tienen porqué cometer los mismos errores que sus padres, uno se pertenece a sí mismo.
Amé a Nicholas, lo cual me dejó sorprendida, y a veces quería matar a Sarah por hacerlo sufrir.
Después de terminar Marea, muero por leer la tercera parte!
January 16, 2015
Si el primero me enamoro no tengo palabras para este.Por mucho que tuviera que hacer deberes el libro me llamaba y me decía: sabes que quieres leerme, hazlo, hazlo, hazlo. Y así lo hice.
Me encanta como Sarah se va haciendo fuerte a lo largo de la historia, como aparecen las cosas, como se reunén los personajes, como siempre hay acción tanto que a veces ya me daba por ellos. Siemplemente me encanto el libro, me gusto hasta el personaje que odiaba y bueno me muero por leer el tercero.
Me encanta como Sarah se va haciendo fuerte a lo largo de la historia, como aparecen las cosas, como se reunén los personajes, como siempre hay acción tanto que a veces ya me daba por ellos. Siemplemente me encanto el libro, me gusto hasta el personaje que odiaba y bueno me muero por leer el tercero.
November 29, 2018
Estoy sin palabras. Es increíble cómo todo puede cambiar en un solo momento, o con una sola verdad. No me creo que Sean y Sarah no puedan estar juntos solo porque el sea un mestizo.
Algo que me sorprendió es como se sacaron los trapitos al sol sobre los Midnight. Ellos, los increíbles Midnight, eran tan despiadados y la verdad sobre la muerte de Mairead me dejó en shock. Nunca espere en absoluto que quien la matará fuera su propia madre, me dejó helada.
En fin, me han encantado los personajes y la trama es muy muy atrapante, tanto que no podía para de leer.
Todo el mundo creado por Daniela es increíble, y espero ver muchísimo más sobre él en Spirit.
Sinceramente, espero que Sean y Sarah terminen juntos. No soportaría que se quedarán separados, se lo merecen.
Sin duda, leeré el próximo libro.
PD: Nicholas nunca cayó bien, pero ahora me dio lástima. Espero que encuentre a quien busca y se separe del sufrimiento.
PD2: Ya quiero conocer al Rey de las Sombras.
Algo que me sorprendió es como se sacaron los trapitos al sol sobre los Midnight. Ellos, los increíbles Midnight, eran tan despiadados y la verdad sobre la muerte de Mairead me dejó en shock. Nunca espere en absoluto que quien la matará fuera su propia madre, me dejó helada.
En fin, me han encantado los personajes y la trama es muy muy atrapante, tanto que no podía para de leer.
Todo el mundo creado por Daniela es increíble, y espero ver muchísimo más sobre él en Spirit.
Sinceramente, espero que Sean y Sarah terminen juntos. No soportaría que se quedarán separados, se lo merecen.
Sin duda, leeré el próximo libro.
PD: Nicholas nunca cayó bien, pero ahora me dio lástima. Espero que encuentre a quien busca y se separe del sufrimiento.
PD2: Ya quiero conocer al Rey de las Sombras.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 7, 2013
Originally posted here (scroll down for English): http://theloyalbook.blogspot.it/2013/...
Nemo propheta in patria è un detto che si può applicare benissimo a Daniela Sacerdoti, italiana che ha scritto e pubblicato in inglese vari libri. Di suo lo scorso anno avevo letto Dreams, primo libro della Sarah Midnight Trilogy. Si tratta di una YA paranormale che vede per protagonista una ragazza, Sarah, appartenente a una antica famiglia che ha il compito di combattere i demoni. I suoi genitori però sono morti e hanno lasciato Sarah indifesa e facile preda di chi la vuole uccidere.
Per quanto il primo libro mi fosse piaciuto, avevo faticato un po' per entrare nel mondo di Sarah e per stare dietro a tutti i cambi di punti di vista che si alternano per il libro; non ho avuto questo problema e, anzi, mi sono goduta pienamente la storia, fino a un finale che mi ha fatto desiderare avere subito tra le mani l'ultimo capitolo di questa trilogia.
Tide riprendere dove Dreams ci aveva lasciato; Sarah ha cacciato via Sean, dopo aver scoperto che questi aveva finto di essere suo cugino Harry per poterla proteggere; ora frequenta Nicholas, che però sembra avere una strana influenza su di lei. Dopo un chiarimento con Sean, Sarah sente il bisogno di tornare nella casa della sua infanzia, situata su un'isola, per poter avere un po' di chiarezza. E lì succederanno eventi che faranno comprendere a Sarah il suo passato.
In questo libro si dà molto risalto non solo a Sarah, ma anche a tutti gli altri personaggi, da Sean a Elodie, da Nicholas a Winter e sono stata contenta di poter approfondire le personalità complesse di questi personaggi. Sarah è sicuramente una protagonista molto complicata, con i suoi problemi e le sue manie che la rendono molto umana (la sua mania di tenere tutto in ordine e pulito la dice lunga), ma ho apprezzato in maniera particolare Elodie, che, nonostante sia il personaggio che mi piace di meno ha una situazione che me la rende interessante, e Nicholas, tormentato e di fronte a una scelta difficile.
Il setting scozzese è poi molto suggestivo e così sono le atmosfere che Daniela Sacerdoti crea. La storia ha proprio quell'inquietudine che mi piace in un paranormal.
L'autrice è bravissima a dar risalto a tutti i personaggi, a farci entrare nelle loro menti e a utilizzare stili diversi per caratterizzare le loro narrazioni. Se nel primo libro avevo trovato questo aspetto difficoltoso, in Tide i cambiamenti di punti di vista avvengono senza problemi e li ho apprezzati perché mi hanno dato modo di poter vedere lo svolgersi della storia, che è piena di interessanti sviluppi.
Un vero peccato che un'autrice italiana non sia pubblicata in Italia ma che debba trovare fortuna all'estero. La fortuna è meritatissima, ma vorrei vederla anche qui!
La frase che mi ha colpito:
She didn't want to have anything to do with Sean ever again.
She wanted to hear his voice.
She wanted him to come back.
She wanted him to go away, and disappear forever.
She didn't know what she wanted.
Il libro è attualmente inedito in Italia.
ENGLISH
No man is a prophet in his own country is a saying that perfectly fits Daniela Sacerdoti, an Italian author who wrote and published novels… in English. And no, we don't have any of her books in Italy. Last year I read Dreams, first book of the Sarah Midnight Trilogy, a paranormal YA. The protagonist is Sarah, who belongs to an ancient family who fights demons. Her parents are dead now and have left Sarah untrained and unprotected.
For as much as I liked the first book, it took me a bit to dive into Sarah's world and follow all the switching POVs, I didn't have this issue with Tide and I could fully appreciate the story, till an ending which made me want the last book RIGHT NOW.
Tide picks up where Dreams ended; Sarah has thrown away Sean after discovering he pretended to be her cousin Harry in order to protect her; now she dates Nicholas, who seems to have a weird influence on her. After straightening out things with Sean, Sarah feels like she should go back to her family house, situated in an island, in order to try and understand things.
In this book the main focus is not only Sarah, we do get a good look at all the other characters, from Sean to Elodie, from Nicholas to Winter and I'm glad we had the change to discover their complex personalities. Sarah is such a complicated girl, with her problems and her issues which make her very human (the fact that she has to clean everything obsessively speaks volume), but I appreciated Elodie, who has an interesting situation, and Nicholas, tormented and about to take a difficult choice.
The Scottish setting is very evocative and so are the atmospheres that Daniela Sacerdoti can create. The story has that creepy and eerie feeling that I adore in a paranormal YA. The author does a great job with the characters, giving each and every one of them their space. We get into their mind and, thanks to the different writing style for each POV, we are able to follow the story through their eyes. This was one of the issues I had in Dreams, because I found confusing the alternating POVs, but this time they blend perfectly.
It's really a shame that an Italian author is not published in Italy (YET). I'm glad she's published abroad, but I'd love to see her here!
My favourite quote:
She didn't want to have anything to do with Sean ever again.
She wanted to hear his voice.
She wanted him to come back.
She wanted him to go away, and disappear forever.
She didn't know what she wanted.
Nemo propheta in patria è un detto che si può applicare benissimo a Daniela Sacerdoti, italiana che ha scritto e pubblicato in inglese vari libri. Di suo lo scorso anno avevo letto Dreams, primo libro della Sarah Midnight Trilogy. Si tratta di una YA paranormale che vede per protagonista una ragazza, Sarah, appartenente a una antica famiglia che ha il compito di combattere i demoni. I suoi genitori però sono morti e hanno lasciato Sarah indifesa e facile preda di chi la vuole uccidere.
Per quanto il primo libro mi fosse piaciuto, avevo faticato un po' per entrare nel mondo di Sarah e per stare dietro a tutti i cambi di punti di vista che si alternano per il libro; non ho avuto questo problema e, anzi, mi sono goduta pienamente la storia, fino a un finale che mi ha fatto desiderare avere subito tra le mani l'ultimo capitolo di questa trilogia.
Tide riprendere dove Dreams ci aveva lasciato; Sarah ha cacciato via Sean, dopo aver scoperto che questi aveva finto di essere suo cugino Harry per poterla proteggere; ora frequenta Nicholas, che però sembra avere una strana influenza su di lei. Dopo un chiarimento con Sean, Sarah sente il bisogno di tornare nella casa della sua infanzia, situata su un'isola, per poter avere un po' di chiarezza. E lì succederanno eventi che faranno comprendere a Sarah il suo passato.
In questo libro si dà molto risalto non solo a Sarah, ma anche a tutti gli altri personaggi, da Sean a Elodie, da Nicholas a Winter e sono stata contenta di poter approfondire le personalità complesse di questi personaggi. Sarah è sicuramente una protagonista molto complicata, con i suoi problemi e le sue manie che la rendono molto umana (la sua mania di tenere tutto in ordine e pulito la dice lunga), ma ho apprezzato in maniera particolare Elodie, che, nonostante sia il personaggio che mi piace di meno ha una situazione che me la rende interessante, e Nicholas, tormentato e di fronte a una scelta difficile.
Il setting scozzese è poi molto suggestivo e così sono le atmosfere che Daniela Sacerdoti crea. La storia ha proprio quell'inquietudine che mi piace in un paranormal.
L'autrice è bravissima a dar risalto a tutti i personaggi, a farci entrare nelle loro menti e a utilizzare stili diversi per caratterizzare le loro narrazioni. Se nel primo libro avevo trovato questo aspetto difficoltoso, in Tide i cambiamenti di punti di vista avvengono senza problemi e li ho apprezzati perché mi hanno dato modo di poter vedere lo svolgersi della storia, che è piena di interessanti sviluppi.
Un vero peccato che un'autrice italiana non sia pubblicata in Italia ma che debba trovare fortuna all'estero. La fortuna è meritatissima, ma vorrei vederla anche qui!
La frase che mi ha colpito:
She didn't want to have anything to do with Sean ever again.
She wanted to hear his voice.
She wanted him to come back.
She wanted him to go away, and disappear forever.
She didn't know what she wanted.
Il libro è attualmente inedito in Italia.
ENGLISH
No man is a prophet in his own country is a saying that perfectly fits Daniela Sacerdoti, an Italian author who wrote and published novels… in English. And no, we don't have any of her books in Italy. Last year I read Dreams, first book of the Sarah Midnight Trilogy, a paranormal YA. The protagonist is Sarah, who belongs to an ancient family who fights demons. Her parents are dead now and have left Sarah untrained and unprotected.
For as much as I liked the first book, it took me a bit to dive into Sarah's world and follow all the switching POVs, I didn't have this issue with Tide and I could fully appreciate the story, till an ending which made me want the last book RIGHT NOW.
Tide picks up where Dreams ended; Sarah has thrown away Sean after discovering he pretended to be her cousin Harry in order to protect her; now she dates Nicholas, who seems to have a weird influence on her. After straightening out things with Sean, Sarah feels like she should go back to her family house, situated in an island, in order to try and understand things.
In this book the main focus is not only Sarah, we do get a good look at all the other characters, from Sean to Elodie, from Nicholas to Winter and I'm glad we had the change to discover their complex personalities. Sarah is such a complicated girl, with her problems and her issues which make her very human (the fact that she has to clean everything obsessively speaks volume), but I appreciated Elodie, who has an interesting situation, and Nicholas, tormented and about to take a difficult choice.
The Scottish setting is very evocative and so are the atmospheres that Daniela Sacerdoti can create. The story has that creepy and eerie feeling that I adore in a paranormal YA. The author does a great job with the characters, giving each and every one of them their space. We get into their mind and, thanks to the different writing style for each POV, we are able to follow the story through their eyes. This was one of the issues I had in Dreams, because I found confusing the alternating POVs, but this time they blend perfectly.
It's really a shame that an Italian author is not published in Italy (YET). I'm glad she's published abroad, but I'd love to see her here!
My favourite quote:
She didn't want to have anything to do with Sean ever again.
She wanted to hear his voice.
She wanted him to come back.
She wanted him to go away, and disappear forever.
She didn't know what she wanted.
October 19, 2022
Ese final!!! Necesito leer el tercero YA
Este fue mucho mejor que el primero, con más dinamismo y acción, y ya descubrimos lo que va a suceder en la entrega final
Mis personajes favoritos: Sean, Niall y Mike 💖
Este fue mucho mejor que el primero, con más dinamismo y acción, y ya descubrimos lo que va a suceder en la entrega final
Mis personajes favoritos: Sean, Niall y Mike 💖
August 2, 2017
Hooked and waiting fot the last installment
May 21, 2022
i loved this book with my whole heart i’ve read the whole trilogy and this one is my favorite
June 1, 2022
3,5 gwiazdki. Nieco mi się dłużyła, pierwsza część była lepsza
January 1, 2024
La portada es muy mala, la historia es buena
May 8, 2013
We had left Sarah in the arms of Nicholas, the mysterious guy with an unknown past who can control the elements. The girl is shocked by the discovery of the true identity of Harry, who is Sean Hannay, a gamekeeper, who is supposed to protect her on behalf of the real Harry, who died, killed by Valaya, and therefore Sean is not really one of her relatives. She chases him away, though it hurts and she knows how Sean cares to her. Meanwhile, Nicholas - the reader also knows him as the son of the King of Shadows, leader of all the demons - studied a plan to alienate the poor Sarah, confusing her ideas and inhibiting her ability to dream possible attacks, as well as isolating her from the rest of the world. His real aim is to psychologically destroy her and make her more malleable to evil, finally making Sarah his bride. But Nicholas’ plans begin to tip over when Sean is back, determined to regain the Sarah's trust and to complete his mission. Their relationship will never be the same, complicated by the presence of Elodie, the widow of the real Harry, who seems to be attracted to Sean. Sarah knows she needs Sean to help her, so the four of them decide to go to Islay, the historic Midnight Hall, where they will try to shed light on the horde of demonic invasion that swarm upon the earth, discovering at the same time horrifying secrets about the family of which Sarah is the last survivor - along with Sean's friends Mike and Niall.
NO SPOILER
That's a rather simple summary of the plot, because I don’t want to anticipate anything about what happens, which is really a lot. Despite the very strong tension created by the love interests of the various characters, the story develops without focusing the main attention on love affairs: the ties established gradually between characters are the result of experience, of all they have to deal with and of the revelations about the Midnights past. This is a Bildungsroman because in the first episode we saw Sarah come to terms with the loss of parents and step into the fight against the demonic forces. Now there is a determined girl, with her own abilities and her inner strength, although she is often caught by insecurities. In this second volume, more than in the first, we can see women as protagonists, who have an important role not only in the Secret Families, but as true keepers of the power – only daughters can hold the ability to dream. Tide focuses on the life of Morag and Mairead, respectively Sarah’s grandmother and aunt, but also on Elodie and Winter, two figures very different from each other that have much in common with Sarah. Elodie is a very interesting character: stubborn, smart, sometimes a little nasty; she dreams about demons like Sarah does and, like her, has the power to dissolve demons - Sarah through the touch of her hands, Elodie with a deadly kiss. Winter, however, is a peculiar woman; she's like Nicholas, more elemental than human, which will be beneficial to Sarah in order to discover the complicated and embarrassing history of the Midnights. But if on the one hand we have women leading the way, we can forget about the fabulous Mike and Niall, who give us some of the most hilarious linguistic gags of the novel - to be honest, they remain my favorite characters.
Once again, Daniela Sacardoti’s craftsmanship gives us a YA book in which the point of views are intertwined without breaking the continuity of the narrative. The story is fluid and smooth and always leaves you breathless. The touch and the care to make every detail important enthrall the reader and keep them glued to the book for pages and pages without wanting to put it down. The dialogues are lively and trait well the language differences between the characters and their behaviors, along with moments of reflection and vivid descriptions that allow us to imagine the many demons inhabiting the story as if we were watching a movie. The demons are not only the monsters who populate the world, but they are also the heavy burdens that the characters have on their shoulders such as obscure identities, past atrocities or the eternal struggle between what they want and what they must do; this is their way to exorcise the whole thing and realize the good that surrounds them and how a moment of happiness can soon disappear.
I give Tide the same rating of Dreams because I find it's really hard to write a saga in which you can keep the same narrative pace and tell the story without disappointing the reader. Sacerdoti gives us a full-bodied, harmonious, exciting, great YA without being out of her style. I am anxiously awaiting the final chapter!
NO SPOILER
That's a rather simple summary of the plot, because I don’t want to anticipate anything about what happens, which is really a lot. Despite the very strong tension created by the love interests of the various characters, the story develops without focusing the main attention on love affairs: the ties established gradually between characters are the result of experience, of all they have to deal with and of the revelations about the Midnights past. This is a Bildungsroman because in the first episode we saw Sarah come to terms with the loss of parents and step into the fight against the demonic forces. Now there is a determined girl, with her own abilities and her inner strength, although she is often caught by insecurities. In this second volume, more than in the first, we can see women as protagonists, who have an important role not only in the Secret Families, but as true keepers of the power – only daughters can hold the ability to dream. Tide focuses on the life of Morag and Mairead, respectively Sarah’s grandmother and aunt, but also on Elodie and Winter, two figures very different from each other that have much in common with Sarah. Elodie is a very interesting character: stubborn, smart, sometimes a little nasty; she dreams about demons like Sarah does and, like her, has the power to dissolve demons - Sarah through the touch of her hands, Elodie with a deadly kiss. Winter, however, is a peculiar woman; she's like Nicholas, more elemental than human, which will be beneficial to Sarah in order to discover the complicated and embarrassing history of the Midnights. But if on the one hand we have women leading the way, we can forget about the fabulous Mike and Niall, who give us some of the most hilarious linguistic gags of the novel - to be honest, they remain my favorite characters.
Once again, Daniela Sacardoti’s craftsmanship gives us a YA book in which the point of views are intertwined without breaking the continuity of the narrative. The story is fluid and smooth and always leaves you breathless. The touch and the care to make every detail important enthrall the reader and keep them glued to the book for pages and pages without wanting to put it down. The dialogues are lively and trait well the language differences between the characters and their behaviors, along with moments of reflection and vivid descriptions that allow us to imagine the many demons inhabiting the story as if we were watching a movie. The demons are not only the monsters who populate the world, but they are also the heavy burdens that the characters have on their shoulders such as obscure identities, past atrocities or the eternal struggle between what they want and what they must do; this is their way to exorcise the whole thing and realize the good that surrounds them and how a moment of happiness can soon disappear.
I give Tide the same rating of Dreams because I find it's really hard to write a saga in which you can keep the same narrative pace and tell the story without disappointing the reader. Sacerdoti gives us a full-bodied, harmonious, exciting, great YA without being out of her style. I am anxiously awaiting the final chapter!
March 6, 2013
Originally posted on www.serendipityreviews.co.uk
I do love a Daniela Sacerdoti book!
I think she is one of those authors who has really captured my interest over the last couple of years and is instantly on my Buy list.
That first line really draws you in. Your intrigue and imagination are both captured at once.
This is the second book in the Sarah Midnight Trilogy series and I can assure you there is no second book syndrome in this book. Uh uh! This book introduces new characters, new settings and new turn of the page thrilling action and drama.
We finally get to meet Elise, Harry Midnight’s wife, who appeared briefly in the first book. On arrival her relationship with Sarah is relatively frosty. You keep thinking they will never ever become friends. Luckily as the book progresses, they begin to see the bigger picture and accept each one’s part in it. Nicholas had the most interesting character arc within this book and throws some unexpected punches into the story. Sarah changes a lot in this book. You see her so much stronger and capable than she was in Dreams. She really accepts her destiny and grows into it.
We also get to see Sarah’s ancestral home, Midnight Hall, on the isle of Islay. This house could have stepped out of the pages of a Susan Hill ghost story, it was seriously spooky. Sarah learns so much more about her past while here and unanswered questions from Dreams are dealt with. We learn so much more about Sarah’s family and you get a glimpse of what Sarah could become if she isn’t careful.
The battle intensifies while on the island and the conclusion of the book is extremely dramatic. Sarah’s life takes an unscheduled turn towards another journey that is necessary to end this battle. By the end of the book I was left shell shocked and lost, desperate to find out what would happen next. Book 3 seems such a long way away!
The story is told from many viewpoints, some of which are in first person, while others in third. I struggled a little with that in Dreams, but recently there has been a trend within the YA market for more like this, so I really enjoyed this style this time round.
Dani Sacerdoti really is an incredible writer. She knows how to bring every image to life. You don’t have to question any scene as you can see it easily in your head, as the descriptions flow easily off the page.
If you haven’t read a book by this author yet, you are seriously missing out. This is an excellent example of paranormal YA set in the UK.
I do love a Daniela Sacerdoti book!
I think she is one of those authors who has really captured my interest over the last couple of years and is instantly on my Buy list.
That first line really draws you in. Your intrigue and imagination are both captured at once.
This is the second book in the Sarah Midnight Trilogy series and I can assure you there is no second book syndrome in this book. Uh uh! This book introduces new characters, new settings and new turn of the page thrilling action and drama.
We finally get to meet Elise, Harry Midnight’s wife, who appeared briefly in the first book. On arrival her relationship with Sarah is relatively frosty. You keep thinking they will never ever become friends. Luckily as the book progresses, they begin to see the bigger picture and accept each one’s part in it. Nicholas had the most interesting character arc within this book and throws some unexpected punches into the story. Sarah changes a lot in this book. You see her so much stronger and capable than she was in Dreams. She really accepts her destiny and grows into it.
We also get to see Sarah’s ancestral home, Midnight Hall, on the isle of Islay. This house could have stepped out of the pages of a Susan Hill ghost story, it was seriously spooky. Sarah learns so much more about her past while here and unanswered questions from Dreams are dealt with. We learn so much more about Sarah’s family and you get a glimpse of what Sarah could become if she isn’t careful.
The battle intensifies while on the island and the conclusion of the book is extremely dramatic. Sarah’s life takes an unscheduled turn towards another journey that is necessary to end this battle. By the end of the book I was left shell shocked and lost, desperate to find out what would happen next. Book 3 seems such a long way away!
The story is told from many viewpoints, some of which are in first person, while others in third. I struggled a little with that in Dreams, but recently there has been a trend within the YA market for more like this, so I really enjoyed this style this time round.
Dani Sacerdoti really is an incredible writer. She knows how to bring every image to life. You don’t have to question any scene as you can see it easily in your head, as the descriptions flow easily off the page.
If you haven’t read a book by this author yet, you are seriously missing out. This is an excellent example of paranormal YA set in the UK.
December 15, 2014
Reseñado en mi blog Nanny Books:
Después de mucho tiempo, más de un año, Ediciones B nos trajo la continuación tan esperada de Sueños secretos, novela que me encantó. Si bien hay un dicho que dice que: "Segundas partes nunca son buenas", Marea logró engancharme y disfrutar de la lucha contra demonios una vez más.
Sara vive sola, con la casual compañía de Nicholas, su primer novio. Sean (antes llamado Harry), la mira en la oscuridad. Los papeles se han invertido y ahora el mal actuará desde el bien. O al menos eso parece. ¿De qué lado está Otoño?
Además del romance que termina en el clásico triángulo amoroso, los personajes secundarios tendrán más protagonismo y las cosas se complicarán mucho más, con escenas violentas y suspenso brotando de las páginas.
Siguiendo el mismo estilo que en el libro anterior, la historia está contada desde distintos puntos de vista, lo cual agiliza la trama y hace imposible que nos aburramos. La acción es totalmente atrapante, no hay capítulo donde no ocurra algo. Las vueltas argumentales también ayudan a este propósito.
Sacerdoti sostiene durante toda la novela una trama brillante de adrenalina, suspenso y terror. Sabemos que va a pasar algo, pero no cuándo, entonces nos mantiene pegados al libro de comienzo a final. Nos ponemos tensos, nos reimos muy de vez en cuando, suspiramos seguido y... Ah, no sé, pero a mí, a pesar de todo, Otoño me gusta; así que también nos encariñamos con los personajes... No siempre de los adecuados, por supuesto.
Esta saga es muy buena, diferente a lo que suele haber en el mercado. Me recuerda mucho a la saga Abhorsen (la cual deben buscar sí o sí), lo que le da un plus totalmente a favor. ¡Y los lugares en los que se ambienta la historia! No puede ser más genial.
Pero, siempre hay un pero, jajaja. Mi pero para esta novela es que se ha dejado mucho de lado la importancia de la guerra que están viviendo las Familias Secretas para explayarse acerca del romance... Y, el triángulo/cuadrado de amor logró exasperarme. Lo único que quería era que terminaran con tanta palabra bonita y comenzara la pelea real... Y que murieran un par. Especialmente Elodie, porque me cayó pésimo.
No obstante, Marea es una novela que recomiendo. Original, con suspenso, demonios por todos lados y galanes atractivos. ¿Qué más se puede pedir?
Después de mucho tiempo, más de un año, Ediciones B nos trajo la continuación tan esperada de Sueños secretos, novela que me encantó. Si bien hay un dicho que dice que: "Segundas partes nunca son buenas", Marea logró engancharme y disfrutar de la lucha contra demonios una vez más.
Sara vive sola, con la casual compañía de Nicholas, su primer novio. Sean (antes llamado Harry), la mira en la oscuridad. Los papeles se han invertido y ahora el mal actuará desde el bien. O al menos eso parece. ¿De qué lado está Otoño?
Además del romance que termina en el clásico triángulo amoroso, los personajes secundarios tendrán más protagonismo y las cosas se complicarán mucho más, con escenas violentas y suspenso brotando de las páginas.
Siguiendo el mismo estilo que en el libro anterior, la historia está contada desde distintos puntos de vista, lo cual agiliza la trama y hace imposible que nos aburramos. La acción es totalmente atrapante, no hay capítulo donde no ocurra algo. Las vueltas argumentales también ayudan a este propósito.
Sacerdoti sostiene durante toda la novela una trama brillante de adrenalina, suspenso y terror. Sabemos que va a pasar algo, pero no cuándo, entonces nos mantiene pegados al libro de comienzo a final. Nos ponemos tensos, nos reimos muy de vez en cuando, suspiramos seguido y... Ah, no sé, pero a mí, a pesar de todo, Otoño me gusta; así que también nos encariñamos con los personajes... No siempre de los adecuados, por supuesto.
Esta saga es muy buena, diferente a lo que suele haber en el mercado. Me recuerda mucho a la saga Abhorsen (la cual deben buscar sí o sí), lo que le da un plus totalmente a favor. ¡Y los lugares en los que se ambienta la historia! No puede ser más genial.
Pero, siempre hay un pero, jajaja. Mi pero para esta novela es que se ha dejado mucho de lado la importancia de la guerra que están viviendo las Familias Secretas para explayarse acerca del romance... Y, el triángulo/cuadrado de amor logró exasperarme. Lo único que quería era que terminaran con tanta palabra bonita y comenzara la pelea real... Y que murieran un par. Especialmente Elodie, porque me cayó pésimo.
No obstante, Marea es una novela que recomiendo. Original, con suspenso, demonios por todos lados y galanes atractivos. ¿Qué más se puede pedir?
October 2, 2014
It's more a 3.5 than a 3.
I actually didn't remember a lot about the first book. But that wasn't a problem because while you're reading it helps you remember what happen in the first book. I also think that I enjoy more this one that the first book but because I don't remember a lot of the first book I want to change the 4 stars that i give to that...
But okey back to the book. First don't let the cover make you hate the book before you even read it because honestly from my point of view the cover is really ugly. I don't want to say to much because is the second book in a trilogy so i'm going to try to be careful about what i write, so i don't give spoilers about the first book, but if you are reading reviews about a second book is because you already read the first one.
F*ck again i'm telling a lot about other thinks that is not the book.
I belive that Sarah the main character in this book is stronger, she know more about her powers and the Midnight family, but we are going to discover more secrets about the Midnight family. Also about Sean/Harry we are going to get to know more about him.
The character that I don't hate but I don't like her is Elodie I don't know why she sometimes piss me off.
We are going to lose a character why that character but also there is a new character that I found interesting(that's the word I think) .
What other thing we have in this book mmm... romance and action. The parts with romance are good I think not OMG THAT SO EPIC but good and the action parts were fine they describe you well what is happening but I think that there are some fights that a belive were to short.
If you already read the first one and think about reading the second one, read it, maybe you'll like this one more, it's a good trilogy to spend free time.
I actually didn't remember a lot about the first book. But that wasn't a problem because while you're reading it helps you remember what happen in the first book. I also think that I enjoy more this one that the first book but because I don't remember a lot of the first book I want to change the 4 stars that i give to that...
But okey back to the book. First don't let the cover make you hate the book before you even read it because honestly from my point of view the cover is really ugly. I don't want to say to much because is the second book in a trilogy so i'm going to try to be careful about what i write, so i don't give spoilers about the first book, but if you are reading reviews about a second book is because you already read the first one.
F*ck again i'm telling a lot about other thinks that is not the book.
I belive that Sarah the main character in this book is stronger, she know more about her powers and the Midnight family, but we are going to discover more secrets about the Midnight family. Also about Sean/Harry we are going to get to know more about him.
The character that I don't hate but I don't like her is Elodie I don't know why she sometimes piss me off.
We are going to lose a character why that character but also there is a new character that I found interesting
What other thing we have in this book mmm... romance and action. The parts with romance are good I think not OMG THAT SO EPIC but good and the action parts were fine they describe you well what is happening but I think that there are some fights that a belive were to short.
If you already read the first one and think about reading the second one, read it, maybe you'll like this one more, it's a good trilogy to spend free time.
June 25, 2015
Ufff... ¿Me gustó este libro? No. Me encantó! Tiene lo que le faltó a el primer libro. Al principio fue lento, aunque de la misma manera que en el primero, eso no me molestó, y cuando comenzó la acción estuvo bastante bien, hubo detalles en el tema del romance que no me parecieron del todo:
(spoiler)
por ejemplo este "enamoramiento" de Elodie por Sean (antes Harry) o sea eso no fue nada creíble, sucedió en dos segundos (al principio del libro) y eso me desconcertó porque Elodie estaba super enamorada del Harry original, y shalala shalala y no podía creer que ya se sintiera enamorada de Sean, o sea si se hubiese enamorado de él en el transcurso del libro o tuviera esta confusión por la pérdida de Harry diría bueno es creíble pero o sea literal sucedió enseguida y eso no me gustó. La relación entre Sarah y Sean sigue siendo difícil y eso estuvo bien es entendible y bueno tengo este pequeña encrucijada porque en este libro conocemos un poco más a Nicholas y bueno tengo que admitir que me robó un poquito el corazón.
La inclusión de uno que otro nuevo personaje que ayuda en este rompecabezas que es la historia de los Midnight y la entrada de otros de los que previamente habíamos leído (Niall y Mike) me pareciero bastante bien. Se aclaran un poco uno que otro misterio pero también nos deja con unos nuevos. En fin que este libro me gustó más que el anterior, ansío enormemente leer el tercero.
"Si tan solo tú y yo
Significáramos algo más
Que recuerdos agridulces"
Esta es otra cosa que me vuelve loca acerca de estos libros, tiene unos epígrafes la mar de hermosos! el primero también tenía pero se me olvido mencionarlo, es muy, muy, muy agradable empezar los capítulos con estos epígrafes :)
4.5/5 en realidad.
(spoiler)
por ejemplo este "enamoramiento" de Elodie por Sean (antes Harry) o sea eso no fue nada creíble, sucedió en dos segundos (al principio del libro) y eso me desconcertó porque Elodie estaba super enamorada del Harry original, y shalala shalala y no podía creer que ya se sintiera enamorada de Sean, o sea si se hubiese enamorado de él en el transcurso del libro o tuviera esta confusión por la pérdida de Harry diría bueno es creíble pero o sea literal sucedió enseguida y eso no me gustó. La relación entre Sarah y Sean sigue siendo difícil y eso estuvo bien es entendible y bueno tengo este pequeña encrucijada porque en este libro conocemos un poco más a Nicholas y bueno tengo que admitir que me robó un poquito el corazón.
La inclusión de uno que otro nuevo personaje que ayuda en este rompecabezas que es la historia de los Midnight y la entrada de otros de los que previamente habíamos leído (Niall y Mike) me pareciero bastante bien. Se aclaran un poco uno que otro misterio pero también nos deja con unos nuevos. En fin que este libro me gustó más que el anterior, ansío enormemente leer el tercero.
"Si tan solo tú y yo
Significáramos algo más
Que recuerdos agridulces"
Esta es otra cosa que me vuelve loca acerca de estos libros, tiene unos epígrafes la mar de hermosos! el primero también tenía pero se me olvido mencionarlo, es muy, muy, muy agradable empezar los capítulos con estos epígrafes :)
4.5/5 en realidad.
November 5, 2014
Quite a surprise for me - probably the very first time i loved the second book more than the first one.
Everything seems perfect for me in Tide. I enjoyed such a unique and amazing style of Daniela Sacerdoti which she's keeping in her books. Fall in love with all characters cause it was impossible not to. Every single one of them became real, with their own stories and pain. So many beautiful quotes and breathtaking descriptions. I was impressed with the story itself as well. It kept me awake the whole night cause i just couldn't stop reading.
Can't wait to find out what'll happen next and how this story is gonna end. Also i don't wanna it to end, cause i love it too much.
Thank you, dear Daniela. You made my days with this amazing books about Sarah Midnight.
Everything seems perfect for me in Tide. I enjoyed such a unique and amazing style of Daniela Sacerdoti which she's keeping in her books. Fall in love with all characters cause it was impossible not to. Every single one of them became real, with their own stories and pain. So many beautiful quotes and breathtaking descriptions. I was impressed with the story itself as well. It kept me awake the whole night cause i just couldn't stop reading.
Can't wait to find out what'll happen next and how this story is gonna end. Also i don't wanna it to end, cause i love it too much.
Thank you, dear Daniela. You made my days with this amazing books about Sarah Midnight.
December 21, 2014
El libro se me hizo mucho más ligero que el anterior, no sé si fue porque había más diversidad de personajes o porque los capítulos en su mayoría eran más cortos. Y quiero comentar que leí que a muchos les molestaba que la autora hacia el final metiese enfrentamientos con demonios con frecuencia, a mí me encantó. No voy a mentir, ahora sí que recordé apenas, mínimamente un atisbo de Cazadores de sombras. Con las runas y todo eso, aún así la autora logró imponer su estilo propio, y demás está decir que nada en el rubro de esa temática iguala la saga. Pero me encantó conocer esta trilogía, y estoy muy ansiosa por saber el final.
Ver la reseña completa aquí
Ver la reseña completa aquí
October 7, 2015
Esta trilogia me gusta muchooooo!. me parece una historia diferente y original!. sin embargo esta vez tuve muchos problemas para conectar en la historia, algo que no me gusto fue que espere todoooo el libro para que las cosas con los protagonistan cambiaran. y no!. cada vez mas enredos... muchas veces la actitud de Sara me volvia loca. Me gusta la historia me gusta Nicolas como Villano y me encantaron los personajes secundarios de esta historia eso hizo que la historia fuera mas interasante y no todo se centrar en Sara... solo me queda un libro y espero que todo se solucione de la mejor manera por que me voy a infartar si no. Me encanta la edicion del libro, las frases e ilustraciones son maravillosas!.
August 30, 2015
An excellent second book of the Sarah Midnight trilogy, Tide is dark and dramatic, saturated with powerful elementals and the varying magical talents of the Secret heirs.
It’s very well-written, with some wonderful imagery, which does justice to its (often wild) Scottish setting. At times soft, at times brutal, there is so much going on in this series: love, pain, loyalty, betrayal, joy, and anguish.
I’m delaying reading the finale, Spirit, for a little while as I don’t really want the series to end! A 4.5 star read for me.
It’s very well-written, with some wonderful imagery, which does justice to its (often wild) Scottish setting. At times soft, at times brutal, there is so much going on in this series: love, pain, loyalty, betrayal, joy, and anguish.
I’m delaying reading the finale, Spirit, for a little while as I don’t really want the series to end! A 4.5 star read for me.
August 28, 2014
me gusto mil veces mas este libro que el primero aqui hay accion, romance en todas partes y demoniops muchos deminios, claro que deja con dudas pero resuelve hartas y las que resuelve son basntante buenas, queda uno como porque no mostrarte cosas en el primer libro.
lo recomiendo demasiado
Sara aqui no dan ganas de matarla aunque al principio es alg tota tonta tonta, y sean amo a ese hombre lo amo con mi corazon, pero hace algo que no me gusta.
porfin se desenreda lo de los guardabosque y la habilidad de ciertos personajes, ah y aparecen dos personajes nuevos que nos pone de cabeza
lo recomiendo demasiado
Sara aqui no dan ganas de matarla aunque al principio es alg tota tonta tonta, y sean amo a ese hombre lo amo con mi corazon, pero hace algo que no me gusta.
porfin se desenreda lo de los guardabosque y la habilidad de ciertos personajes, ah y aparecen dos personajes nuevos que nos pone de cabeza
November 13, 2014
Al igual que la primera parte de esta saga, este libro me encantó. La fuerza que adquirió el personaje principal, los acontecimientos inesperados, los descubrimientos sorprendentes, todo en este libro me gustó muchísimo.
Además tuvo un hermoso final. Espero con ansias leer la tercera y última parte de esta historia.
Reseña Completa: http://bastvilard.blogspot.com/2014/1...
Video-Reseña: http://youtu.be/kmbgBGm3RKc
Además tuvo un hermoso final. Espero con ansias leer la tercera y última parte de esta historia.
Reseña Completa: http://bastvilard.blogspot.com/2014/1...
Video-Reseña: http://youtu.be/kmbgBGm3RKc
January 5, 2015
Este libro me gusto igual que el primero. el personaje principal, Sarah es mas valiente y fuerte en este libro. Sean definitivamente es mi personaje favorito de la trilogía, los otros personajes también me gustan mucho pero hay algo en él que hace que lo ame mas. Este libro me hizo cambiar de opinión sobre uno de los personajes que no me agrado en el primer libro. El final es un poco trágico. Ojalá pronto pueda leer el ultimo libro
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