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- Content warnings: Violence, Murder, Grief, Bullying
Shifting Tides
by Tricia Barr
Mermaid shifter meets dragon shifter at a secret underwater academy while vampires wage war outside. The prophecy element gives it stakes, the multi-POV keeps the pacing tight, and the Arya-Tobias tension is genuinely electric.
goodreads 4.03/5 375 ratings
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Is this story right for you?
A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length368 pages
Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Fated mates
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Addictive read
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- Brooding prince
- Enemies to lovers
- Slow seduction
- Feral brain activated
- Secretly soft
- Tension
- Tension finally satisfied
- Feral/unhinged
- Banter
- Longing glances
- Adrenaline rush
- Dragon shifter
- He falls first
- Possessive/protective
- Mutual pining
- Anticipation
- Forbidden love
Fantasy promise
- Romantasy
- Academy / campus
- Paranormal
- Mermaids/sirens
- Dragons
- Vampires
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- Forced proximity
- Shifters
- Phoenixes
- Griffins
- Witches/wizards/warlocks
Reading experience
- Multi-POV
- Fast
- Thrilling
- Cinematic
- Moderate
- Medium
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- Reluctant chosen one
- Mysterious
- Engaging
- Survivor
- Romantic
- Immersive
- Innocent / sheltered
- Intense
- Dramatic
- Adventurous
- Suspenseful
- Morally complex
- Page turner
- Forbidden desire
- Star-crossed lovers
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Book details
- Length
- 368 pages
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book