Kit's escape from prison involves one Colonel Rian Grant, much to her combined chagrin and pleasure, and the pair is tasked with tracking down Doucette, once they've provided the information of Doucette's "resurrection" to the Crown.
During Kit's adventures, the Diana will be attacked and one of her dearest crew badly injured; she and Grant will find themselves unwitting castaways on a deserted island following another attack involving an enemy ship and a roiling nest of sea dragons; she and Grant will further develop their very interesting relationship; and they'll be rescued from their deserted island by none other than a familiar pirate king with a bit of a grudge.
Despite all of the chaos surrounding Kit, she'll also find the time to go see a fortune teller who is not all she seems, but appears to know a bit of something about Kit's origins, although Kit, herself, is almost completely clueless about her life before Hetta Brightling's Home for Foundlings. She'll also visit a shop where the shopkeeper knows a great deal about magic and not only gives her a quick education about her Alignment, but also crafts an amulet for Kit which helps her further her magical craft during a fast and furious battle.
While a lot happened in A Swift and Savage Tide, at the same time, not much happened, if that makes sense. It was mostly about the development of Kit's magic and also her relationship with Grant, with the hunt for the murderous Doucette at the forefront. It wrapped pretty quickly, as far as the final scenes, but I will say I was thrown for quite a loop by the very end where an enigmatic character is introduced, one that is sure to have far-reaching consequences. While I thoroughly enjoyed A Swift and Savage Tide, it felt a lot like a bridge to the next book. That said, it was a good read and any fan of Chloe Neill's will enjoy it.
