To start with the positives, the first half of this book was a beautiful escape back into the world of Erthia.

I've tagged this as spoilers, and I will address different parts of the book, so stop now if you don't want to go down that path. And yes, I will talk about the love triangle, but it's so much more than that when it comes to my emotional turmoil over this book. 'The Demon Tide' feels like it's lost its way on that journey of discovery. I loved how the author took on issues like discrimination, hate, and prejudices from the viewpoint of the sheltered main character and had her changing for the better. I am constantly amazed more people don't know about it. I've rated every previous book five stars. I have defended it, praised it, promoted it. I think the last time a book affected me this much was 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'. I'm going to try not to post an utterly emotional review. My heart is breaking giving this a two-star rating. *Also available in The Rebel Mages anthology But Vogel has one more earth-shattering revelation for them all.

The Black Witch is back, and the Prophecy is at hand. And Tierney's bond with Erthia's most powerful river has exposed a danger even more terrifying than the looming war. But Trystan is fighting on two fronts, as the most despised and least trusted member of the guard. In the Eastern Realm, Water Fae Tierney Calix and Elloren's brother Trystan have joined the Wyvernguard to prepare for Vogel's attack. With her fastmate, Lukas Grey, either dead or in the hands of High Mage Marcus Vogel, Elloren knows the only chance of turning the tide of the coming war is to seek allies who will listen long enough not to kill her on sight. Newly exposed as the Black Witch of Prophecy, Elloren Gardner Grey is on the run, not knowing if she'll find friends or foes.

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