Format: E-Book, 352 pages
Release Date: October 18, 2022
Publisher: Wattpad Books
Source: Publisher
Genre: Young Adult / Fantasy / Epic
Kimberly Vale’s swashbuckling pirates return for another high seas, high stakes adventure where Csilla and the Bones crew must battle more otherworldly creatures seeping in from Limbo, and threatening to swallow them whole. The Dark Tides are rising . . .
When love is an anchor, the sea can swallow you whole.
Csilla Abado
has a full plate after becoming the first Queen of Bones. While leading
Cerulia, she needs to find a way to mend the lingering crack between
Limbo and the mortal realm. And when Lorelai and Nara go missing, the
crew takes to the seas once more to try and find them . . . facing the
worst of the villains and even more otherworldly creatures spilling in
from the crack.
Kane Blackwater, desperate to find Dominic
Rove, washes up at Death’s Cove where he comes face-to-face with
creatures who have no place in this world. When he’s wounded, his
magic-laced injury seeps throughout his body, spreading an unknown evil
into his veins. His time is running out and he must decide what's more
important to him: Lorelai’s life or his own.
Lorelei Storm
isn't the same since her return from the realm of Limbo. A menacing and
powerful magic rests under her skin, and she fears it as much as she
craves its potential. When she flees Cerulia, she’s captured and taken
prisoner by an Incendian Scout, and learning to control her powerful new
magic may be the only chance she has at saving her own life.
As
the war between gods and mortals builds to a crescendo, Csilla, Kane,
and Lorelei must not only protect their world from destruction, but also
their hearts from looming devastation. The seas darken and not everyone
will survive the rising tides.
Dark Tides is the second installment in author Kimberly Vale's Kingdom of Bones trilogy. Vale’s swashbuckling pirates return for another high seas, high
stakes adventure where Csilla and the Bones crew must battle more
otherworldly creatures seeping in from Limbo, and threatening to swallow
them whole. As the war between gods and mortals builds to a crescendo, Csilla,
Kane, and Lorelei must not only protect their world from destruction,
but also their hearts from looming devastation. The seas darken and not
everyone will survive the rising tides.
The story alternate's between three main characters: Csilla Abado, Kane Blackwater, Lorelei Storm, as well as Jaron (an emberblood) Thorne who tosses a monkey wrench into everyone's lives. Especially after digging up a weapon in a box which leads him to believe that if he follows his new master, he will be the champion of a God and he'll be able to see his brother again once he kidnaps Lorelai and brings her to his master. Jaron's whole existence is to reign revenge down on the pirates he blames for destroying his life.
Csilla Abado has a full plate after becoming the first Queen of Bones. While leading Cerulia, she needs to find a way to mend the lingering crack between Limbo and the mortal realm. She also has reoccurring nightmares over the loss of her sister who seems to be haunting her after the events of Crossbones. And when Lorelai and Nara go missing, the crew takes to the seas once more to try and find them . . . facing the worst of the villains and even more otherworldly creatures spilling in from the crack.
Kane Blackwater, desperate to find Dominic Rove, comes face-to-face with creatures who have no place in this world while in Death's Cove. When he’s wounded, his magic-laced injury seeps throughout his body, spreading an unknown evil into his veins. His time is running out and he must decide what's more important to him: Lorelai’s life or his own, especially when Lorelai is seemingly kidnapped by Jaron and the world is about to get a rude awakening by a God who has been locked away in Limbo.
Lorelei Storm (Stormblood) isn't the same since her return from the realm of Limbo after she died. A menacing and powerful magic rests under her skin, and she fears it as much as she craves its potential. When captured and taken prisoner by an Incendian Scout (Jaren), he promises to teach her how to control her powerful new magic. It may be the only chance she has at saving her own life. Especially after Magnus forces her to make a choice between her friends, and her powers.
This story is a bit more darker than Crossbones. The world gets bigger, there are new characters introduced like Jaron, and each of the primary, as well as secondary, face their own legacy when Magnus leaves everyone's lives hanging in the balance. In other words, yes, there is a huge cliffhanger ending. Especially the final chapter!
