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Reviewed by Asher Syed for Readers' Favorite
Tidebreakers Call by Shawn Connelly follows Finn Tempest, a young fisherman raised in the coastal village of Drift’s Edge after being found alone at sea as an infant. Finn has always felt drawn to the waters beyond his home, and the arrival of a recruiting ship from Starweaver Academy offers him the chance to train among the finest young sailors in the colonies. At the academy, Finn is assigned to lead the Tidebreakers, a newly assembled crew whose members have very different ideas about working together. His place there becomes even more unusual when the legendary Tidebreaker, a ship believed to possess a will of its own, responds to him. As Finn prepares for the academy’s dangerous Redwater Run, his rivalry with Cassian Drake intensifies, while rumors of a long-forgotten darkness begin to trouble the Endless Expanse.
Tidebreakers Call by Shawn Connelly opens the Starweaver Academy series with a thrilling seafaring fantasy. Connelly is just so good at making the ocean feel unpredictable, which comes through during Instructor Brynn Waveborne’s navigation exercise, when Finn pilots an academy skiff through shifting currents. I could almost feel the deck moving beneath my feet. What I love most is the way the sea magic belongs to this world. In Instructor Windmere’s lesson at the Oceanic Magic Tower, an eerie green light stirs beneath the water in an enchanted basin, and the room seems to hold its breath. The ancient threat surrounding these sailors feels genuinely unsettling. Overall, this is a wonderful opening to a fantasy adventure series, and I am really looking forward to the next book in the series. Very highly recommended.
