I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher, via NetGalley. This in no way impacted on my view.

After defeating the rebellion against her throne, Amora Montara is now queen of Visidia, but without her magic. Cursed with sharing her soul with Bastian, who also has access to her magic, she needs to keep a hold of her crown, as the sharks start to circle at the first sign of weakness. Amora learns about a mythical artifact - one she isn't even sure if it exists - that may return her powers and her soul, but it comes at a great cost. Pretending to tour her kingdom in the hunt of a husband, Amora risks everything for the hope of a future.

I'm going to hold my hand up a little, and say I completely forgot that this book was even a thing until I was checking my NG account, and realised I hadn't read it yet. I've forgotten a little of book 1 too, but after the first couple of chapters of this book, I remember enough to plod along through the plot. I liked that Amora was such a real character in this book. Yeah okay, it's a fantasy book with magic, mythical creatures, etc., but she was grieving her father, conflicted over her feelings - both platonic and romantic - for her friends, and had the weight of a whole kingdom on her shoulders. She was facing threats and danger from every angle, and because of the curse, she couldn't even trust those closest to her, let alone her own feelings. Some parts of the book dragged a little, particularly the first half, but the ending definitely more than made up for it. This book nicely wrapped up Amora's story, and though the ending took a turn I wasn't expected, it was right for this duology.

This was a fantastic follow up to the first in the series and I enjoyed it a lot. The world building is great and I found myself getting lost in the story, I would definitely recommend to fantasy lovers

I can say that I enjoyed this book but I did struggle to remember some of what happened in the first in this duology. And a part of me kept wishing for some throwaway lines that took me back to what happened in the first book.

The writing was good, the characterisation was pretty okay, with pretty good worldbuilding too. I just couldn't remember why I loved the adventure, why I loved the characters, why I loved the magic system. It got better as the story progressed, but found myself wanting more high-stakes plot, wanting more chemistry between characters, and wanting more displays of magic. I kept finding myself wanting more from this book that I just didn't really get.

Just finished reading this and it was excellent, but Adalyn, if you come across this I'M NOT FORGIVING YOU FOR THAT ENDING!!! YOU'VE LITERALLY JUST BROKEN MY HEART INTO A MILLION PIECES! 💔

It was excellent and I loved getting reacquainted with Amora, Bastian, Ferrick and co again. I read the first book two years ago, so I admit I had to have a flick through it to remind myself of the characters and what happened, but once I did it was like being reacquainted with long lost friends.

I loved following Arora and co on their adventures. It was very tense and gripping with plenty of close calls. I'm not sure they were good for the heart!

Thank you to NetGalley, Adalyn Grace and Titan Books for the chance to read this book.

I received an eARC from the publishers through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. It has not affected my opinions.
I have read ”All The Tides of Fate” by Adalyn Grace. It’s the second book in a series. The story is good, but it didn’t give me a wow this book is amazing. More like this story reminds me of other books I have read.
Though I did feel entertained through the book, and there for my rating of this book.

This was a great sequel! I was invested in the storyline and loved that the covers matched. If you're looking for a fun pirate-adjacent story, this is it!

A good enough sequel but it didn't sail with the same fervour as the first one. Following the events of All The Stars and Teeth, Amora is now queen. But for someone who has been on the tides, the royal struggles of winning trust and gaining respect heightens while sitting on the throne, motivating her to shift focus. She now needs to find a suitor —the only way to reassure the kingdom of its safety. Stemming from this decision, a tour of the islands commences and the opposition Amora encounters is strikingly strong. But unwarranted decisions hindered the commendable characterisation from the first instalment to continue and unnecessary conflict sparked along romantic lines perpetuates further disinterest. Regardless, the writing delivers the thrill of a magical adventure and the undertone of politics does serve my personal taste for fantasy tales navigating positional power.

I remember loving All the Stars and Teeth more. This was a decent follow up but it felt like it was travelling a well worn path without really offering much that was new. To be fair, part of this is me. I’ve moved away from YA fantasy in my reading tastes and I’m just not finding enough in it to engage me. So this was entertaining but I think I was outside the target audience. If you loved the first book, definitely give it a go.

This is a fantastic book that just makes me want to read more and more from the author. I cannot wait to see what they write next!

Must admit I was happy to be diving back into a world where Bastian exists! And he did not disappoint me!

Amora is now Queen of Visidia and wants to right the wrongs of the past. Although she now has no magic which resides with half her soul in Bastian. I mean I would've been overjoyed with that but she....was not really!!!

But anyway, off on a quest to find a magical object to get her magic back, we find ourselves back on the Keel Haul. Best parts of the book in my opinion, was so good, bought back all those original feels I had.

But. I wanted to smack Bastian and Amora's heads together. Well mainly Amora's!!! Angst drives me potty!! Stronger together, always! Bastian however is my utter fave, I mean look:

'You won’t be able to ignore me forever, Princess.'

'I’ve tried so hard to be there for you, and to give you time, but . . . I need someone to be there for me.'

Oh Bastian.

This was a fast paced conclusion to the duology and even though that ending nearly tore my heart out, I really liked it!

I really enjoyed the first book; All the Stars and Teeth so was really looking forward to this sequel. Thankfully, I wasn’t disappointed and this is exactly what I was hoping it would be. I got pulled into the book from the start and didn’t want to stop reading. This is the final book as it was duology rather than a series. I am very disappointed because I really want more. The book explores some new areas and also returns to some locations from the first book. I got to know the characters a lot more as well. This is a terrific read.

I liked All Stars and Teeth and loved this one.
It was a highly entertaining and compelling read that kept me hooked turning pages as fast as I could.
Great characters and world building, excellent storytelling.
It's strongly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

So I'm a bit behind on my NetGalley reads due to illness and I went to go read this to find it hadn't downloaded properly onto my kindle and it is sadly now archived. However I have brought a physical copy of the book because I know I'm going to love it!


Sorry!!!

If you love pirates then this is the series to pick. I adored the first book and had to read this one as soon as I could and I really enjoyed it. Some of the characters got on my nerves a tiny bit (I'm not going to name names) but maybe that was a bit of personal preference. And ferric, oh ferric, my heart. I'm not posting spoilers but oh my goodness, go read the book and then come to me and talk about it.
Thanks again, will post on my blog and Goodreads

This book destroyed me, I am broke, that end , just can’t !
But beyond this devastated me, is one also that has just finished reading another amazing book by Adalyn Grace, a fabulous sequel, one again that made me happy, sad, sit on the edge of my seat and scream out loud. These books are addictive, you will care about the characters, what will happen and you’ll stay up late needing to know more, unable to stop reading. If you’ve read All the stars and teeth then you’ll definitely want to dive into this, if you haven’t, why not, go read it now and come right back. Absolutely riveting and entertaining

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion

Of course, the final book in a series will have heartbreaking moments but I wasn't prepared for this. That final letter? Absolutely shattered. Not fair Adalyn Grace. Not. Fair.

As far as series enders goes, this one had just the right amount of tension and high stakes situation. There was also the obligatory romance that both frustrates and satiates. I got exactly what I hoped for in the one way that I didn't want it to happen. There was sacrifice in exchange for happiness and as a result my happiness feels bittersweet. Definitely picking up more by this author in the future.

Read this series if you're looking for badass female leads who aren't afraid to own their ferocity and charismatic love interests. The potential love triangle in book one was frustrating but the way that it was eventually resolved works for me. Yes and please.

ALL THE TIDES OF FATE is a good duology finale that explores the world further and watches a young Queen try to control a broken kingdom that's landed on her lap with both historic and new problems she is expected to fix.

We get to see both new islands, and return to some we've seen before as the crew of the <em>Keel Haul</em> set out on another voyage. It was nice to have a mixture of islands, as her time on them forced Amora to grow differently depending on whether she was facing people who'd she'd promised to help when a Princess, or people she'd never met.

Amora is also struggling with her grief from the end of the last book, and PTSD from seeing her father kill himself in front of her. I loved seeing a YA heroine be allowed to struggle with grief and make bad decisions without it being portrayed as a "bad thing". It was messy and real - as, unfortunately, was the fact that the media and older men were judging her for it.

ALL THE TIDES OF FATE looks at the double standards for women in power. That they need to be "nice" and "vulnerable", and have a man at their side to "guide them" in order for them to appear capable. The use of media to highlight the double standard was a very effective way of drawing parallels to our reality. It's unapologetically feminist and going to make you frustrated about how women are restricted and viewed.

One thing I found strange was the fact that there was no religious world building in this book. There hasn't been any in either book, but this book talks about godswoken creatures and offhand references to the cursing gods. Given how the godswoken become integral to the plot (in the final quarter, they are dropped in rather late), it makes no sense not to have religious world building. I have no idea who the people believe in - or how it plays into their ideas of death. Amora is struggling with grief, and so what does this apparent religion that is never mentioned say about what comes after death? It's a massive world building area to just... forget.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for giving me an early copy of this book. This picks up a few months after the end of the previous book with a lot of court politics which I love!

This did take me a little longer to get into than the first, and I did struggle with the graphic descriptions of Amora having panic attacks - I wish there had been a warning in the front so that I didn't pick this up in an evening.

I ended up loving this book and can't wait to read more from this author!

Thank you to Titan for providing this ARC via NetGalley. All opinions remain my own.

All the Stars and Teeth was one of my favourite reads last year, and I was really excited when I was approved for the second book in this duology on NetGalley. Although this story is finished, I really hope the author returns to this world in the future – I am not quite ready to completely leave Visidia.

That’s always a very good sign in any fantasy series – when it feels painful to leave behind a world and characters you’ve come to know and love. All the Stars and Teeth did a fantastic job of setting things up, building the world, and introducing us to these characters, while giving us an ending that sets up the next book nicely.

When we join Amora at the start of the book, she is ruling as queen, hiding the truth about her magic from her people, as well as hiding the fact she can no longer perform magic, and that Bastian has the missing half of her soul. The islands are growing restless, her authority is questioned, and Amora is stuck until she discovers the existence of a missing artefact. To give her the chance to travel and investigate, she agrees to a trip involving her looking for a husband among the various islands in her kingdom.

It’s a fun setup (though perhaps not for Bastian) and gives Amora a good excuse to get her crew back together, with two new additions. We get to see a more political side to Amora, slightly more scheming, withholding information from her friends and trying to focus on what’s right for her people, hoping she can eventually reveal the truth about Soul Magic and the curse in her bloodline.

This novel deepens the relationships from the first book, while giving room for others to emerge. I would have loved to have seen more of the islands and how they were coping with the changes, and it would have been great to have a little more of Amora’s tour, but cramming too much in would have made the book overcrowded.

We do get to see some of the islands, and Adalyn Grace’s worldbuilding really pays off, building on what we have seen in the first book while introducing some new aspects, too.

It all gels together really well, from the relationships between the characters, the islands we visit, and the politics and secrets casting shadows over Amora. This is a fantastic duology, YA fantasy with a strong female lead and a strong plot leading you through both books. I can’t wait to see what Adalyn Grace writes next.

I had not long read All the Stars and Teeth so fortunately didn’t have a long wait to read this gorgeous book. Diving back into Visidia pretty much where we left off with Amora still cursed to Bastian and doing her best to avoid him at all costs. She’s trying to test how far her curse lets her go from him without much success.

Visidia is in trouble, people are doubting their Queen’s power and Amora is forced to try and show her strength to her advisors. Having suffered so much from the last book, she is adamant that no one is taking her crown from her.

I did find Amora quite frustrating in this book, she is quite closed off and to herself when the simplest solution for her is to share her burden with the people who care very much for her, her motley crew of Bastian, Ferrick, Shanty, Vataea and new addition on Casem.

While I find her frustrating it’s easy to say she should just open up but she feels weighed down by her responsibilities and being cursed to Bastian, she doesn’t know if her feelings are true. Her mother suggests that she take a tour of the kingdom to find a husband to produce an heir which will better secure her throne. While the idea of this jars with Amora, it does have a kernel of sense to it. Bastian is not enthused by this but goes along with it so long as he gets a chance to court her too.

I love the development of the other members of the crew from the last book, Vataea has come into her own and is absolutely terrifying in some parts! Shanty is such an interesting character and I’m glad we get to see more of her in this book, there is some additional information that gives more of a backstory to how she knows Bastian. Ferrick, I have such a soft spot for him and he goes from strength to strength in this book.

The storyline of this book follows Amora’s task to find someone called Ornell who has knowledge of how to get power from the Gods. With this amount of power, Amora would be unstoppable and can do things like bring people back from the dead. Though, this information came from Blarthe and is not to be 100% trusted.

It was also nice to see some more of Visidia as we visit Kerost again, Curmana and Valuka. Valuka sounds AMAZING, so vibrant and exciting. Amora has never been in more danger since she left Arida and while it's dangerous for her, it's exciting for us to read!

There’s a huge plot twist that I did not see coming and it devastated me. It made the tears flow and while I hated what happened, it was a shocking turn of events and the best solution for everyone and that little note at the end was beautiful.

Amora must decide whether bringing someone back from the dead is the right course of action for the future of Visidia or she must let go of the past and embrace the future. The Godwoken have foreseen two paths, one leading to destruction and one to salvation.

I loved this book so much, it was fun, adventurous and utterly devastating.