Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury

Hold Back the Tide

Melinda Salisbury

151 pages • first pub 2020 (view editions) user-added

fiction fantasy horror young adult dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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Hold Back the Tide by Melinda Salisbury is ideal for readers who crave dark, atmospheric thrillers blending youthful resilience with encroaching supernatural horrors in a vividly eerie setting.

Description

Everyone knows what happened to Alva's mother, all those years ago. But when dark forces begin to stir in Ormscaula, Alva has to face a very different future - and question everything she thought she knew about her past...

Community Reviews

3.95
based on 903 reviews

Moods

dark: 84%

mysterious: 71%

tense: 70%

adventurous: 39%

emotional: 38%

sad: 29%

challenging: 10%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 1%

reflective: 1%

Pace

45% of readers chose fast
45% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

23% of readers chose Plot
65% of readers chose A mix
10% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

56% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
24% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

43% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
40% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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