Black Tide by K.C. Jones is a poignant, introspective novella about two strangers adrift in life who are trying to weather a storm (or in this case, an alien invasion) together. It’s a really beautiful metaphor about not “swimming alone” in life or else you risk drowning. While the story excels as a character drama, it’s the sci-fi components that unfortunately didn’t work for me. Without getting into too many spoilers, there are multiple alien species invading and some of the far-flung sci-fi elements felt rushed and half-explained, and the implausibility of it all broke my immersion from the story. Perhaps this can boil down to an issue of length, but I felt either the aliens should have more subtle or the novella should have been expanded into a full novel in order to flesh out its more intricate concepts. Thank you, NetGalley and Tor Nightfire, for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Book Details: Publication Date : May 31, 2022 Publisher : Tor Ni...