𝐻𝑜𝓊𝓈𝑒𝑜𝒻𝒮𝒽𝒾𝒻𝓉𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒯𝒾𝒹𝑒𝓈 - 𝒦𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒹𝑜𝓂𝑜𝒻𝒞𝓇𝑜𝓌𝓈𝟦 - 𝑅𝑒𝓋𝒾𝑒𝓌 

 

Author: Olivia Wildenstein 

 

Couple: Zandaya & Cathal 

 

Tropes: fated mates, amnesia romance, romantasy, NA romance, witches and shifters, interconnected standalone, friends to lovers, second chance 

 

Review: House of Shifting Tides left me in pieces! This book was a long awaited book after the end of Fallon’s trilogy and Olivia did not disappoint. This book was a whirlwind of emotion and the journey Daya and Cathal take to get to their HEA both broke my heart and healed it. Daya was a hilarious FMC and I enjoyed how intelligent and naive she was in this book as well as how observant. 

 

HoST continued expanding upon the Kingdom of Crows universe and this time it takes us into the witch and blood magic kingdom. Daya’s story picks up from where we ended book 3 and I enjoyed getting to see her relearn everything and outwit the other characters. The way Olivia handled the “amnesia” trope was phenomenal and I adored the innocence and naivety she had while asking questions to Cathal and Priya. I also enjoyed seeing how the serpent shifters began to change the way serpents were seen in this book. Enzo and Agripinna were both side characters that added a ton of levity and layers to Daya’s story! 

 

This book was a second chance fated mate romance and Cathal was a MMC who destroyed me. His strength to stand by his mate even when she did not remember him and was told that she was no longer his mate was heartbreaking and Olivia really showed what type of male he was in this book. HIs relationship with Fallon was also something I adored and I loved finally seeing them share the father-daughter bond. The way Daya broke down his walls and shocked him with her questions was also a highlight for me in this book and it made me laugh at times with how uncomfortable Cathal was answering some of her questions! 

 

While I loved the slow burn aspect of this book, the found family and bonds were what did me in. The strength both MCs have was demonstrated over and over as their feelings were tested against the deception Priya and her followers put them through. I also loved seeing Fallon, Lore and the other crows in this book. The way Fallon and Daya bonded in this book was heartwarming and I adored their friendship throughout and especially once Daya learned Fallon was her daughter. Olivia was able to craft an emotional romance in this book and I am excited for the next one coming! 

 

Rating: 5/5, Daya and Cathal had a pulse pounding second chance romance that left butterflies and heartwarming feelings through their journey to an HEA! 

 

 

Thank you to Olivia for sending me this ARC!