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This was an okay read for me. It was an easy read but too simple of a story. It was very predictable and the characters were stereotyped. Three Americans set sail for Scotland during World War II in search of the Loch Ness Monster. This in itself seemed implausible to me. (view spoiler) On top of this foreseeable story, random facts regarding the war are thrown in willy nilly.
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Apr 22, 2018
Book Concierge
rated it
it was ok
Shelves:
concierge,
world-war-ii,
library,
scotland,
romance,
audio,
ghosts,
historical-fiction,
paranormal
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From the book jacket - After disgracing themselves at a high society New Year’s Eve Party in Philadelphia in 1944, Madeline Hyde and her husband, Ellis, are cut off financially by his father, a former army colonel who is already ashamed of his son’s inability to serve in the war. With his best friend, Hank, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father’s favor is to succeed where the Colonel once very publicly failed – by hunting down the famous Loch ...more
From the book jacket - After disgracing themselves at a high society New Year’s Eve Party in Philadelphia in 1944, Madeline Hyde and her husband, Ellis, are cut off financially by his father, a former army colonel who is already ashamed of his son’s inability to serve in the war. With his best friend, Hank, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father’s favor is to succeed where the Colonel once very publicly failed – by hunting down the famous Loch ...more
Wow just wow. I have happy tears. Such a great ending. Just such a great story. It was interesting seeing a pill addiction in the time of WW2, honsetly I didn't think pills were even invented then, lol. I liked learning about how people lived when the war was nearby, black out curtains, ration cards, shelters, gas mask rules, etc. The superstition with the crows I liked too.
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Definitely a coming of age story set in WW II Scotland. Many colorful characters with interesting backgrounds. The book moves with a reasonable pace keeping the reader's attention to the trials and tribulations of young Maddie & how she finds herself.
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Mar 18, 2015
Kris (My Novelesque Life)
marked it as to-read
