Tide of Waves and Secrets

In this second book of the series the human Sir Rowan arrives in Thalassaria in hope of their queen will agree to give their most precious Tidal Pearl for trying to re opening the gate to the human world. The queen, who is not very friendly towards humans and is not trusting them, assigns the guard Nerys to be his escort. Only with her he is allowed to leave his room in which he otherwise has to stay. Soon both can´t deny that feelings stir which none of them expected and also Nerys must acknowledge that the queen is not acting considering what is best for her clan. Both are bound by loyalty towards their clan and what is best for them but soon they find out that for the greater good they need to work together and Nerys must accept that her power is so great that by Thalassaria´s law she must challenge the queen and take over that role. You need to read the first book to understand this one as the story continues here with another focus about the main characters. Otherwise may things could be confusing from my point of view. I enjoyed reading also this second book. Rowan we already know a bit from the first book and I really liked that this book is focusing on him. New are the Thalassarians characters which I really liked. That they are able to wave water magic is well written and I enjoyed it. For me this sounded like a wonderful world and I liked how they are working with/using water. The book is written from Rowan´s and Nery´s perspective. Rowan is for me a great character. I like how loyal he is, how is wants only the best for humans but also for others. Nerys I liked right from the start. She worked hard to become who she is and that she is hiding all this time how much power she possesses makes her even more likeable for me. Once needed to stand up to your queen and to accept that you need to take over as ruler is for sure not easy. The love story between both of them is well written. I really like how it unfolds and most of all that it is not easy for both of them. On the one hand we have an immortal and a human which is not an easy decision for them but also as this is kind of a forbidden love story is causing them enough trouble. Also all the preparation in fighting the queen is well written and I enjoyed finding out who is loyal to the Thalassarian rules and who the queen can corrupt, what she is planning to remain queen. For me a good book in this series and I look forward in finding the next artefact to re open the gate.