For my review of Wake, CLICK HERE. 
 This series lost me with this installment. I will read the last book because I've gone this far, might has well go the rest of the way. These books consist mostly of filler. They are certainly not plot driven. By the end of the book I realized that nothing substantial had really changed in the story since I started it and I even liked the characters less. The only good points about Tidal is Alec. He's actually improved in my eyes and Lydia makes an appearance, though she's hardly in it. In the end I can easily say that this is one of those books that I will forget in short time. I talk about this book and others on my YouTube channel, here: http://bit.ly/RN2j5n 
 My Spoilery Thoughts: (view spoiler)[As I said, Alec was the only real plus in this story. He changed a ton, for the good, and he's even strong enough to break the Siren spell. 
 Daniel on the other hand has fallen from grace in my eyes. From the moment he kissed Penn and agreed to screw her. I understand his reasoning. He'll take one for the team, bed the beautiful experienced seductress, and save the helpless girls in his life. Gag me. I can only hope that I'd be brave enough for that sacrifice too lol. Sorry, but Daniel doesn't get any sympathy from me. If he told Harper about it or if he broke up with her before the act, I'd probably think better of him. But not telling her and sharing something so intimate with Penn is betrayal, no matter his gallant reasons. 
 Harper and Gemma's dad accepted the whole Siren thing without batting an eye, didn't he? It's Charlie Swan all over again. 
 I was really disappointed with Gemma by the end of Tidal. She should have turned into the bird thing and fought back against Lexi. The excuse of "I can't control it" was weak. Would that excuse have been enough if Daniel or/and Marcy had died? No. Harper and Daniel can pretend to be protectors all day long, but they're delusional. The only ones who can stand up against the Sirens is Gemma. If controlling herself was really the issue, why didn't she practice during all of that down time? Did she not know realize that she would have to fight at some point? They were all lucky that Penn was there to save the day. I was not so lucky, cuz that was shitty to read. 
 Harper is just as obnoxious as she's always been. At least she's consistent. (hide spoiler)] 
 Recommended *Only if you got this far in the series already. 
 Yes/No Checklist 
 Sex: No *Lots of talk about it 
 Gore: Yes 
 Rape: No 
 Magic: Yes 
 Drugs: No 
 Star Categories 
 Romance: 3 Stars 
 Action: 2 
 Pacing: 3 Stars 
 Writing: 3 
 Plot: 3 Stars 
 Overall: 3 Stars 
 Protagonist Meter 
 Damsel*-*---------Badass 
 Gemma has proven that even being a Siren with awesome Siren powers, one can still be a massive Damsel. Harper always was a damsel. 
 *DISCLAIMER: This was a review copy sent to me from the author. Receiving review copies does not influence my review; all opinions in my reviews are my own.