Fractured Tide, Leslie Lutz
Fractured Tide, Leslie Lutz
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Fractured Tide

Author: Leslie Lutz

Narrator: Chloe Dolandis

Unabridged: 9 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blink

Published: 06/23/2020


Synopsis

Lost meets Stranger Things in this eerie, immersive YA thriller, thrusting seventeen-year-old Sia into a reality where the waters in front of her and the jungle behind her are as dangerous as the survivors alongside her. Audiofile said of the audio edition, "Dolandis's subtle performance creates a heightened sense of terror. The sequences detailing Sia's deep ocean dives will have listeners holding their breath."Sia practically grew up in the water scuba diving, and wreck dives are run of the mill. Take the tourists out. Explore the reef. Uncover the secrets locked in the sunken craft. But this time … the dive goes terribly wrong.Attacked by a mysterious creature, Sia’s boat is sunk, her customers are killed, and she washes up on a deserted island with no sign of rescue in sight. Waiting in the water is a seemingly unstoppable monster that is still hungry. In the jungle just off the beach are dangers best left untested. When Sia reunites with a handful of survivors, she sees it as the first sign of light.Sia is wrong.Between the gulf of deadly seawater in front of her and suffocating depth of the jungle behind her, even the island isn’t what it seems.Haunted by her own mistakes and an inescapable dread, Sia’s best hope for finding answers may rest in the center of the island, at the bottom of a flooded sinkhole that only she has the skills to navigate. But even if the creature lurking in the depths doesn’t swallow her and the other survivors, the secrets of their fractured reality on the island might.Fractured Tide:Is and eerie and immersive YA thriller told through journal entries from a daughter to her fatherUnfolds through the eyes of a narrator who keeps you guessing until the very endIs a gripping mix of suspense and horror; perfect for readers ages 13 and up

About Leslie Lutz

Leslie Karen Lutz is a devoted fan of scuba diving and creature horror. Her writing has appeared in various journals, including Kaaterskill Basin Literary Journal, Typishly, Number One, The Lyric, and Raintown Review. She has been a speaker at the DFW Writers Convention and is an active member of the DFW Writers' Workshop. She draws on her volunteer experiences—including her time teaching GED courses at the Atlanta Women's Prison—to tell stories that challenge stereotypes about forgotten people. Fractured Tide is her debut novel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer

Oh my God! A claustrophobic island theme with lots of mysteries! Do you hear the alarm bells? Something coming like Lost’s ominous intro, Cast Away and Gilligan’s Island’s suspicious, intriguing plot! And of course Island of Doctor Moreau kind of science fiction elements are ready to be served! Didn......more

Well that was super weird! I persevered with this book because I was fascinated to see where it was heading not because I was enjoying it. There were some incredibly chilling moments in the book where the hairs on my arms were standing up, but they were few and far apart. It was a weird mash up of ge......more

Goodreads review by Tammie

Fractured Tide, a young adult/science fiction book, was a solid 4.5 stars. The book centers around main character Sia, a teenage girl that helps her mother take tourists out for scuba dive tours to help make ends meet. After a disastrous dive tour-Sia finds herself washed up on a deserted island alo......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight Fractured Tide is a frightening and quick-paced mystery/survival story, and I kind of love those. So suffice it to say, this one quite worked for me. There are a few things that didn't as mu......more


Quotes

'The story evolves into one of the best examples of science fiction, as it encompasses so many facets of the genre. It's perfect for readers who enjoyed Deep Water by Watt Key or episodes of Stranger Things. The deep-sea diving is truly frightening, but Sia's love for her family and hope for the future make her a character to love.' -Manhattan Book Review Manhattan Book Review

'Narrator Chloe Dolandis keeps the tension high in this creepy YA thriller. Sia Gianopoulos has diving in her blood. After a charter dive goes wrong and the boat is wrecked by a monstrous creature, Sia washes up on an island with a handful of survivors and a lot of questions. Dolandis nails the pacing that is key to this type of story. The mystery plays out slowly enough to build the suspense to a fever pitch, then goes into overdrive for the action. As Sia dictates letters telling the story to her incarcerated father, Dolandis's subtle performance creates a heightened sense of terror. The sequences detailing Sia's deep ocean dives will have listeners holding their breath--and maybe wanting to give it a try.' -- Audiofile Magazine Audiofile Magazine

An escapist thriller that will reel readers right in. (Science fiction thriller. 13-18) - Kirkus Kirkus