Title: Crocodile Tears
Series: Dark Water, Book 1
Author: Xanthe Walter
Pages: 511
Formats: Ebook
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Acknowledgment: Thanks to Gay Romance Reviews for providing an ARC
This book was amazing!
This is the first book in the Dark World series, and thankfully there’s release dates for the next 3 as I can’t wait!
The fantastic thing about this novel is that it never drags- yes, it’s a long book at a tad shy of 500 pages, but it never feels that way- instead there’s soo much twists and turns, that you can’t help devour it and then when you know the end is approaching, instead of rushing it we have a natural ending!
In short, Crocodile Tears is set in the future; one where the world has been decimated by climate change and we find ourselves in New London- one where the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament have been submerged for sometime now, a world where there’s refugees galore and “IS”’s- I won’t spoil it because the less you know the better you will enjoy this piece of work.
Walter develops a world that is richly developed as well as dealing with matters that aren’t for the faint heighted- indeed I found myself checking my privilege numerous times, as well as questioning my believes in some hot button issues.
While this isn’t a “normal” romance in the traditional sense. what this book delivers is a fantastic piece of literature, a world where you crave to read more and frankly deals with topics without being preachy- it will last with you.
I highly recommend a purchase of this book and bring on books 2 3 and 4!