My Book Review of Changing Tide: YA Contemporary Sci-Fi Fantasy by Robert Joncas

Description: 

A wild adventure that takes you on a journey from the California Coast to the depths of the Grand Canyon. Dive into this fast-paced, suspenseful Sci-Fi fantasy novel that melds sizzling romance, action, heart-stopping horror, and a high-stakes battle to save humanity.

After her father’s tragic death, eighteen-year-old Skye Conner and her mom visit her Nana on the California coast. There, Skye stumbles across a mystical conch shell in the surf. Suddenly, her dull, empty life takes on a thrilling and terrifying turn.

Changing Tide is a witty, original, page-turning thriller that will make you look at First Contact in a whole new way.

My Review:

I found this book through a book tour.  I’d never heard of the author, but the blurb sounded interesting and it had lots of ‘awards’, it was in Kindle Unlimited, so I thought I’d give it a try. 

First off, I really liked the idea of a worm hole being in a conch shell and that’s how travel to our planet was done.  Second, I also liked that toward the end, we go to the Grand Canyon and it ties in with the Hopi Ant People.  

As with other readers, though, I found myself liking and hating the story.  There were times I felt connected to the characters.  I did have a tear in my eye at the end.  However, mostly there was no connection.  There were actions that Skye did I felt most people would’ve questioned.  Or in the case of the ex-girlfriend, why did she believe her?  I sure didn’t. 

And a lot of situations seemed to pat and contrived to advance the storyline.  Like in the cave.  They  had to crawl on hands and knees to get into the cavern, yet, suddenly, there’s all this equipment in there and they leave on an ATV.  Really?  

It can be an entertaining story if you’re not to analytical.  For me, I give it a solid 3 stars.

About Sahara Foley

Sahara Foley, in collaboration with her beloved late husband, writes urban and dark fantasy, science fantasy, and the occasional horror tale. She is an international award-winner and the first book in her Excalibur Saga series has been an Amazon bestseller multiple times. In 2018, she teamed up with friend and fellow author J.M. Northup to start Norns Triad Publications. They represent four authors under their brand. Sahara was born and still resides in the Midwest. Insurance Guru during the day, on her time off she enjoys reading, gardening, traveling with her family, helping fellow authors, and her secret passion – gaming. She is currently working on a new fantasy, time-travel story titled, Time Stones, slated to be released in 2022. You can connect with Sahara below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/booksbysaharafoley Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaharaFoley Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/saharafoley/ Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Sahara-Foley/e/B00J9ST32U/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1
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