Goodreads Mobile | see what your friends are reading

Jan 29, 2012

Jill rated it:

Debut

"I will find ye."

Maggie Johnson has the gift of the Sight. Born in 1730 in South Carolina, her dreams since childhood have been dominated by a young boy only a few years older than she is. He is her friend, her comfort. And as she grows from childhood, she knows they are destined for each other. His name is Andrew MacDonnell.

Born in the Highlands of Scotland, Andrew is the second of three sons. Like Maggie he has dreams. And like Maggie, Andrew k More...

28 comments like (11 people liked it)

Jan 05, 2012

LORI rated it:

This book was not what I expected. It is so much more than a historical romance!

I read this book last year and wanted to include it on my Best Books of 2011 but since technically is wasn’t available until January 3, 2012 it couldn’t be included, but it will be in the running for 2012. This book is amazing. To think because it is not classified as a genre I usually read, I may have missed out on this story. This is the type of book my whole blog is about, a book you can escape i More...

0 comments like (2 people liked it)

Jan 19, 2012

Evie rated it:

*** originally posted to: Bookish as a part of the blog tour

Under the Same Sky by Genevieve Graham is a superb historical romance with a unique paranormal twist. From the outstandingly thorough development of characters and plot to the deliciously served historical details, it's a real treat to read. Fast paced, gracefully written and immensely enjoyable, it's a book to devour.

My dreams introduced me to people I had never seen, and took me places I could never have kn

More...

3 comments like (3 people liked it)

Jan 20, 2012

Lisarenee rated it:

Soulmates--some people go their whole lives without finding that special someone. Others are more fortunate...

'He has always been there....When I was little, I thought of him as just another child. One with a slow smile and gentle thoughts that soothed me, as if he held my hand. When he didn't fade with my childhood years, I began to wonder if he were a spirit, communicating through my dreams. In my heart I knew he was more...'

Maggie Johnson and Andrew MacDonnell have kno More...

1 comment like (1 person liked it)

Jan 15, 2012

Ellie rated it:

Under the Same Sky by Genevieve Graham
Grade: A

“Then he felt her, a presence that came from nowhere: a surge of warmth that stirred hope in his heart. He couldn’t see her, but that wasn’t strange. Often she came to him on the breeze. In a thought. A melody in the air.”

Maggie Johnson has the sight, just like her grandmother, but in colonial South Carolina it can be dangerous for a woman especially one with special gifts. Only Maggie’s immediate family know about her psychi More...

1 comment like (1 person liked it)

Jan 24, 2012

Nikki rated it:

Maggie isn’t your ordinary girl. The ability to see events before they happen and being visited by a young boy in her dreams since she was little. When her life get drastically changed forever she calls on the boy, now a man, for help as she never has in the past.
Andrew leads his own life with virtually the same abilities in Scotland, a world away from Maggie in South Carolina. Upon hearing her cry he knows he must reach her. He must sail a world away in order to find the woman he has alwa More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Feb 21, 2012

Larisa rated it:

Wow. Just wow.

Ok, let me see if I can explain why this book is a must-read that left me speechless about it for a couple weeks. It is 4.5 stars, leaving that last 1/2 star open because this is a debut, expecting the author's storytelling skills to improve and it is hard to improve over perfect.

Imagine being able to read a Diana Gabaldon book in a day. The historic vibrancy is just as lush while confined within a more subtle, sparing prose than Gabaldon. Devouring it cover More...

1 comment like (1 person liked it)

Feb 05, 2012

Dana rated it:

It is totally unbelievable to me that this is a debut novel. Ms Graham writes like she has been publishing for years. Under the Same Sky is beautifully written over two settings: South Carolina, USA and Scotland - both in the year 1746. Both settings are brilliantly described and, therefore, easily 'seen' in the reader's imagination. Genevieve Graham's characters are well developed and complex. None are spared the challenges and calamities common to the era. The history comes across as well rese More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Aug 14, 2011

Genevieve rated it:

This is my debut novel, so I hope it's not wrong of me to post on here about it, but I wanted to let potential readers know a bit about the book.

I began writing "Under the Same Sky" while I waited for Diana Gabaldon's next instalment, needing to fill those lonely places that opened up when I didn't have one of her books in front of me! So while "Under the Same Sky" is an adventure, and a historical romance, don't be fooled by the cover photo. There is nothing " More...

4 comments like (7 people liked it)

Feb 19, 2012

Eli rated it:

When I start reading this book, hey, I love it, I like the story about person who had a six sense or a vision that can see what will happen in future (they also can help people around the world with their talent) although I’m bit disappointed when the heroine who has this talent but got a worse experience, how could, she has a vision, she can know what happen in future but why she can’t prevent it when it’s happen to her and her family?

But I admitted that this is my wrong opinion and t More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Jan 10, 2012

Lavender rated it:

3.5 stars

Genevieve Graham’s debut novel, set dually in Colonial America and Scotland, is a sweet, inspiring romance spiked with just enough action and mystery to keep the reader turning pages just as fast as she can.

Under the Same Sky follows the lives of two people destined to be lovers, though they are separated by a vast distance. Maggie is the eldest daughter of a poor farming family in the Carolinas, gifted with “the Sight,” the ability to dream the future, and some More...

0 comments like (2 people liked it)

Dec 29, 2011

MichelleKCanada rated it:

Outstanding debut novel. Look out for Genevieve Graham.
http://anotherlookbookreviews.blogspot.c...

I was drawn to Under the Same Sky' s beautiful book cover. In fact once I received Under the Same Sky in the mail, I placed it above all the other books waiting patiently for my attention. I had thought that Under the Same Sky was going to be a about a Scottish lass, a castle and a pending romance. Well I was correct on one account; the pending romance. The lass is actually an Ame More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Jan 15, 2012

Sandy rated it:

This book poses a huge dilemma for a reader. It’s one you can’t put down. It’s that good. But it’s also one that you have to put down. Just to exhale that breath you’ve been holding, to then inhale and take on a calmness so you can continue on. It’s not that easy, however. The story is that heart-wrenching, so full of tragedy for these courageous, honorable, and so very likable characters.

Maggie Johnson has always had “the Sight.” Whatever she dreams come true. Whatever she sees will More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Dec 20, 2011

April rated it:

Originally reviewed here

I almost feel as though I should do a jig because I have branched out from Outlander and read another romance with a highlander – Genevieve Graham’s debut novel Under The Same Sky. Under The Same Sky has similar elements to Outlander (paranormal elements, highlanders, Culloden) but Genevieve Graham’s book is NOT a doorstopper.

Maggie lives in Pre-Revolutionary South Carolina and has a strange ability. She can see the future. She has also seen the sa More...

1 comment like (3 people liked it)

Jan 23, 2012

Aislynn (Stitch Read Cook) rated it:

Young Maggie has always had the gift of 'sight', she has always been able to see future events and places she's never been. Since she was a child a young boy has always been present in her dreams and visions. When her her life is suddenly turned upside down after the death of her father she hopes that he'll be there to rescue her. Maggie goes through so much in this book, she is kidnapped by slavers and rescued by a Native American tribe.

Born thousands of miles apart, both Maggie More...

0 comments like (2 people liked it)

Feb 17, 2012

Mae rated it:

"Under the Same Sky" by Genevieve Graham is a historical romance verging on the paranormal as the two main characters, Maggie and Andrew, share a psychic bond which links them across the Atlantic. Through this bond, they are able to support and comfort each other through the tragedies of their respected lives until, at long last, they are united in North Carolina to live happily ever after. I was immediately surprised by the intensity of Graham's writing -- I've read a lot of historica More...

0 comments like

Jan 20, 2012

Marijane rated it:

The description of the book has been set forth in a number of reviews, so I will not repeat it here. I have never written a review of a book before but this book moved me to do so. Under the Same Sky is beautifully written. It is very easy for the reader to understand Maggie Johnson and Andrew MacDonnell and to visualize the environments in which they find themselves. The story is written in such a manner that Ms. Graham makes the reader believe that what happens between Maggie and Andrew is pla More...

1 comment like (1 person liked it)

Jan 24, 2012

Cynthia added it

Review forthcoming.

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Feb 06, 2012

A.r. rated it:

I really like the premise of this book, but the author didn't quite pull it off. The idea that two people, continents apart, who have never met, are somehow connected and able to communicate through dreams and visions was interesting. But not enough connection was made for a romance.

I got bogged down in the writing. Sometimes Graham's style was intrusive. And for historically based fiction, sometimes there were glaring references that pulled the reader out of the time zone.

More...

0 comments like

Feb 07, 2012

Mary rated it:

I read most of Under the Same Sky in one day, one of those rare days when you shirk responsibility and hole away with a book, but not just any book—one you’re having a hard time putting down. Genevieve Graham’s debut novel is just that. It’s the love story of Maggie and Andrew, a young couple divided by an ocean and many obstacles; it’s historical fiction that spans war-torn Scotland of the 1700s and the violent collision of settlers and Indians in the colonies of early America. But above all, I More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Jan 22, 2012

Patsyann rated it:

I don’t like paranormal stories.
With that being said, it was hard to decide whether this book was a romance or a paranormal. I am going to call it – paranormal romance!!
The book was a quick read, story went very quickly. I was kept on the edge of my seat – and I couldn’t put it down. I love Scottish Highlander men and sexy Native American men and both were in this book! ! Unfortunately, there was not enough sex for me. Too much violence against women and a lot of death and deca More...

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Feb 09, 2012

Ailhlin rated it:

I really loved this book, probably more than I expected to and I'm glad I picked it up. My only two gripes are 1. it isn't longer and 2. the cover which very nearly put me off, and I am happy to say doesn't have too much bearing on the story or characters to be honest.
If you like Diana Gabaldon and Sara Donati books this is a must read, although substantially lighter - in detail if not in substance - than DG's tomes ... just don't judge it by it's cover

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Feb 07, 2012

Betty rated it:

Awesome! I am so very pleased to have won a copy of this book. I expected it to be good, but was thrilled that it was one of those books that you really hate to put down. The book starts with... "He has always been there." I was hooked immediately.... What a wonderful opening line. "He" is Andrew, who along with Maggie has "the sight". This has allowed them to see each other over the years even though they are an ocean apart. The author has a comfortable writing st More...

2 comments like (1 person liked it)

Feb 01, 2012

Terry rated it:

Not quite sure how to rate this one. I loved the author's writing style, her characterization and the pace of the story but I really did not like the paranormal and mystical aspects of the storyline. I hope her next book will not have any paranormal plot lines. I give her writing and style a 5 and the storyline a 2 so I guess that averages out to a 3.5.

3 comments like (1 person liked it)

Dec 27, 2011

Sarah rated it:

This gripping story will hold your interest from beginning to end--and I can't wait for Dougal's story in June!

1 comment like (1 person liked it)

Jan 21, 2012

Stephanie rated it:

Really a 4.5. An awesome historical. CANNOT wait to read the next one. :)

0 comments like (1 person liked it)

Jan 05, 2012

Michelle marked it as to-read

Too pricey so will wait.

0 comments like

Jan 21, 2012

Wendy F marked it as to-read

dummy review

0 comments like

Feb 22, 2012

Duygu marked it as to-read

like

Feb 21, 2012

Mandy marked it as to-read

like