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on NPR's list of 100 best romance books http://www.npr.org/2015/07/29/4267318...
Reading this book made me happy. It's not that it was a completely happy book, and it's not that it was the best book ever, but it just really set well with me, it fit perfectly into that space inside of me that wanted a book.
I have a hard time categorizing Ms Kearsley's books. This is the second book I've read by her, and like the first (The Shadowy Horses), it feels mostly like a general fiction book, but it is al ...more
Reading this book made me happy. It's not that it was a completely happy book, and it's not that it was the best book ever, but it just really set well with me, it fit perfectly into that space inside of me that wanted a book.
I have a hard time categorizing Ms Kearsley's books. This is the second book I've read by her, and like the first (The Shadowy Horses), it feels mostly like a general fiction book, but it is al ...more
An fun read, with a captivating story that was slightly too predictable. The author's writing is described as being like Daphne du Maurier's and Diana Gabaldon. I thought Outlander was smutty and simplistic, and thought House on the Strand was creative and fascinating. This book is middling. Good for the beach.
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I can understand why some people liked this book. It's well written and well researched. Neither the story nor the characters grabbed me, the plot was almost completely predictable as were the characters. It just was not the kind of book I enjoy.
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I’ve been meaning to read something from Susanna Kearsley forever and now with The Winter Sea I’ve officially made that happen. (I just checked and I added ithis to my wishlist in 2011 and then acquired it in 2020… so it’s been a while!)
I’m not sure I want to write too much about this book, but I will say that it brought me to literal tears, and any book that brings out that kind of emotion is always one I’d recommend.
I’m looking forward to reading more from Kearsley, although hopefully less tha ...more
I’m not sure I want to write too much about this book, but I will say that it brought me to literal tears, and any book that brings out that kind of emotion is always one I’d recommend.
I’m looking forward to reading more from Kearsley, although hopefully less tha ...more
4.5. Well done.
Read this again in preparation for our trip to Scotland. Great yarn.
Jun 26, 2011
Betsy
marked it as to-read
Nov 05, 2011
Sharon
marked it as b-list
Jul 19, 2012
Meg
marked it as to-read
Nov 12, 2012
Lisa Vegan
marked it as to-read
Mar 25, 2013
Lisa
marked it as to-read
Jun 24, 2013
Wiltshire Hermit
marked it as wishlist
Aug 15, 2016
La Fay
marked it as to-read
Sep 16, 2018
katie
marked it as to-read
Oct 08, 2019
Christy
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