Anne DeCourcey’s Reviews > Candle Island > Status Update

DNF. Locals vs Summer visitors: stereotypes abound. I was constantly troubled by the improbable maturity of Lucretia, a 12 year old going on 25. I read about half for the author’s fine writing but I was left wanting. I was continuing to find out the secret in the paintings—but decided to stop anyway (my guess is it has to do with who the artist might actually be…)