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When I initially went into this story I had no idea it was a follow up to The Winter Sea which is not of my favorite books from this year.
As I got further into the book and realized what it was I became so excited because there were so many Up in the Air emotions I had left from Winter Sea.
This book had its slow moments but when I finished it I was so damn glad I read it. Stories like this one remind me of why I love reading.
This story follows Nicola who in present day is trying to help a client ...more
As I got further into the book and realized what it was I became so excited because there were so many Up in the Air emotions I had left from Winter Sea.
This book had its slow moments but when I finished it I was so damn glad I read it. Stories like this one remind me of why I love reading.
This story follows Nicola who in present day is trying to help a client ...more
So now I only have one Susanna Kearsley left. This was book 2 in the Slaine’s duology but also connected to Shadowy Horses. These books are comfort reads for me. It’s like Kearlsey says “there, there my dear, sit down, read this, it will all be fine.” Her books are always some form of dual timeline, the present day character having some form of connection to the past either through time slip, time travel... this one it is a psychic connection through objects. I love them.
Reading this book, I found myself once again caught up in Kearsley's world. It wasn't until I started reading that I realized this was a sequel and features Rob from a different book in which he was a child which was a welcome surprise. Nicola has always known she was different and was taught to hide her gifts of psychometry which is the ability to touch an object and learn of its history and her ability to speak telepathically to some. Rob has always been encouraged to be proud of his abilities
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Didn’t work as well for me as A Desperate Fortune and The Winter Sea.
Kearsley is a fabulous writer, but in a plot where obtaining objective proof of something is critically important, pursuing that goal only by psychic means seems ridiculous and pointless. And Rob’s offhand suggestion at the end of the book is as obnoxious and insulting to the reader as an “it was all a dream” ending.
Kearsley is a fabulous writer, but in a plot where obtaining objective proof of something is critically important, pursuing that goal only by psychic means seems ridiculous and pointless. And Rob’s offhand suggestion at the end of the book is as obnoxious and insulting to the reader as an “it was all a dream” ending.
As always, a Susanna Kearsley novel is a delight. The historical detail, combined with wonderful characters, and of course the inevitable romances are all in full force here. "The Firebird" doesn't quite reach the heights of "The Winter Sea" for me - that one is still tops on my list. But I enjoyed it immensely and highly recommend it.
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