The Kiss That Changed Me (The Tidal Kiss Trilogy #3)
Kristy Nicolle
3.0 (1 rating)
The Kiss That Changed Me (The Tidal Kiss Trilogy #3)
Published: January 1, 2017
Pages: 537
Reader Reviews
3.0
1 rating
Beth .
Mar 15, 2026
A satisfying end to the trilogy.
This installment has Callie and Orion finding the other 7 pods, across the globe, who make up the conduit and possess the Pieces of Eight, and fighting an epic battle against the Psirens and the Necrimad.
Callie & Orion’s relationship finally matures as Orion realizes Callie is her own person and doesn’t need him hovering, and she finally grows up and faces her problems instead of running.
Callie & Orion get their HEA, and Attargatis sends a tidal kiss across the globe, ensuring more Mer will be made and the race will not die out- I think Azure and Vex will end up together in the final installment, a tie-in novel that unites all 3 trilogies, and is yet to be released.
Looking forward to seeing how this ties in with the Ashen Touch and Aetherial Embrace series’.
Edit: now that I have read this entire saga, including the 10th and final- I’ve got to update my rating to 3.5, down to 3 because GR doesn’t allow half stars. This trilogy of the set of 3 is definitely my least favorite. It’s not a writing issue, KN is a great author, very skilled. I just hate the characters in this trilogy. Basically all of them except for Azure and Vex. Callie is insufferable (she’s barely 18, so no life experience… insufferable is expected, but still, as a 40 year old it’s hard to read it- and she doesn’t get any better in the final novel.) Orion is just a controlling asshole- Like I’d drop him faster than molten glass. I feel like I can fairly say this now, because I enjoyed the second and third trilogies so much- it just reinforced how much I disliked this one. Even in the final tie in novel I found myself hating even reading Callie’s or Orion’s name because I knew they were going to do some cringey stuff. No disrespect to the author intended- this trilogy just didn’t vibe with me— but the other 2 I loved.
This installment has Callie and Orion finding the other 7 pods, across the globe, who make up the conduit and possess the Pieces of Eight, and fighting an epic battle against the Psirens and the Necrimad.
Callie & Orion’s relationship finally matures as Orion realizes Callie is her own person and doesn’t need him hovering, and she finally grows up and faces her problems instead of running.
Callie & Orion get their HEA, and Attargatis sends a tidal kiss across the globe, ensuring more Mer will be made and the race will not die out- I think Azure and Vex will end up together in the final installment, a tie-in novel that unites all 3 trilogies, and is yet to be released.
Looking forward to seeing how this ties in with the Ashen Touch and Aetherial Embrace series’.
Edit: now that I have read this entire saga, including the 10th and final- I’ve got to update my rating to 3.5, down to 3 because GR doesn’t allow half stars. This trilogy of the set of 3 is definitely my least favorite. It’s not a writing issue, KN is a great author, very skilled. I just hate the characters in this trilogy. Basically all of them except for Azure and Vex. Callie is insufferable (she’s barely 18, so no life experience… insufferable is expected, but still, as a 40 year old it’s hard to read it- and she doesn’t get any better in the final novel.) Orion is just a controlling asshole- Like I’d drop him faster than molten glass. I feel like I can fairly say this now, because I enjoyed the second and third trilogies so much- it just reinforced how much I disliked this one. Even in the final tie in novel I found myself hating even reading Callie’s or Orion’s name because I knew they were going to do some cringey stuff. No disrespect to the author intended- this trilogy just didn’t vibe with me— but the other 2 I loved.