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A review by naceprettub
The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley
5.0
Review can also be found here - http://thebookboudoir.blogspot.com/2011/07/review-winter-sea.html
I happened upon this book and downloaded the free sample. It was the first three chapters of the book and I was immediately hooked. I bought the rest of The Winter Sea right away and I jumped into it immediately.
It is beautifully written, telling the story of an author, Carrie McClelland who has traveled the world while writing her best sellers. After having not found what she's looking for in France, where she had been researching the Jacobite in 1708, she is led to Scotland.
There, her story begins to unravel, dreams begin to be come reality and her life isn't what it seems. Once Carrie is in Scotland she begins meeting a cast of characters that ultimately help her put all the pieces of her book together.
One of my favorite parts about this book is that Susanna Kearsley gives not only the details of Carrie's life as the author but also, you get to read the book she's working on. It's sort of like two books in one. Sophia, the heroine of Carrie's novel is a fantastic character that you can't help but love and root for. She becomes intertwined with a mission to bring King James back to the thrown. There is intrigue, betrayal, scandal, and a love story.
Impressively, even with the weaving of two different stories, and time periods, weaving through the book, it's easy to follow and envision.
It had been a long time since I'd read anything that wasn't Young Adult or supernatural/paranormal (vampires). I'm so glad The Winter Sea caught my eye and I read the sample, otherwise I don't know if I'd have ever read it. I'm not usually into historical fiction but this caught my attention and kept me enraptured through out. Although it does have a bit of a paranormal element, it's not like the usual paranormal I read. It was refreshing and different; the writing flowing and beautiful. A delightful read that stayed stuck in my head for days, a week, after I finished it.
I would definitely recommend this one!
I happened upon this book and downloaded the free sample. It was the first three chapters of the book and I was immediately hooked. I bought the rest of The Winter Sea right away and I jumped into it immediately.
It is beautifully written, telling the story of an author, Carrie McClelland who has traveled the world while writing her best sellers. After having not found what she's looking for in France, where she had been researching the Jacobite in 1708, she is led to Scotland.
There, her story begins to unravel, dreams begin to be come reality and her life isn't what it seems. Once Carrie is in Scotland she begins meeting a cast of characters that ultimately help her put all the pieces of her book together.
One of my favorite parts about this book is that Susanna Kearsley gives not only the details of Carrie's life as the author but also, you get to read the book she's working on. It's sort of like two books in one. Sophia, the heroine of Carrie's novel is a fantastic character that you can't help but love and root for. She becomes intertwined with a mission to bring King James back to the thrown. There is intrigue, betrayal, scandal, and a love story.
Impressively, even with the weaving of two different stories, and time periods, weaving through the book, it's easy to follow and envision.
It had been a long time since I'd read anything that wasn't Young Adult or supernatural/paranormal (vampires). I'm so glad The Winter Sea caught my eye and I read the sample, otherwise I don't know if I'd have ever read it. I'm not usually into historical fiction but this caught my attention and kept me enraptured through out. Although it does have a bit of a paranormal element, it's not like the usual paranormal I read. It was refreshing and different; the writing flowing and beautiful. A delightful read that stayed stuck in my head for days, a week, after I finished it.
I would definitely recommend this one!