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A Dark and Drowning Tide

by Allison Saft · 416 pages · Published September 2024
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3.68 / 5 across 5K ratings
Spice: 🌶️ (1/5)

A atmospheric, romantic Adult fantasy built around enemies to lovers, murder mystery, sapphic. 416 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

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Atmospheric. Romantic. Mysterious.

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Atmospheric Romantic Mysterious
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Content notes

Violence Death
Enemies to Lovers
Murder Mystery
Sapphic
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
40%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
1/5
Spice
1/5
Core elements
Genre
Fantasy
Romance
LGBTQ+
Moods
Atmospheric
Romantic
Mysterious
Key Tropes
Enemies to Lovers
Murder Mystery
Sapphic
Ending
Satisfying
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Is A Dark and Drowning Tide spicy?

Sweet (1/5) — hints of romance but nothing explicit.

Who would enjoy A Dark and Drowning Tide?

Readers who love atmospheric and romantic stories with enemies to lovers and murder mystery. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is A Dark and Drowning Tide?

A atmospheric, romantic Adult fantasy built around enemies to lovers, murder mystery, sapphic. 416 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for A Dark and Drowning Tide?

Content notes include: violence, death. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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