Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Beautiful and unexpected. Joanna Quinn is a gifted writer and I can’t wait to read anything she writes next. There are several arcs within this story and I enjoyed them all, along with the very real and likable characters that fill the pages. I loved this one and I’d recommend it to anyone.
A meandering storyline with lyrical prose…just a bit too much of both for me.
What a truly fantastic book. Powerful, moving, beautifully written, so compelling, with such fantastic characterisation. Definitely a favourite of the year.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this in fits and starts; it was my gym book so I would only get through small sections a few days a week! Which I have to say, was perhaps a better way to read this, certainly at the beginning.
The first section was a lot slower to get anywhere, and whilst I was enjoying it enough, Cristabel's character rather annoyed me - I think this was largely due to how she seemed so advanced (precocious?) in a way that I always felt she was older than she was, and it just didn't feel realistic at all.
However, as the story progressed, I did get into it more and more, and really enjoyed it once we got to the war. I loved the relationships between the siblings, and there was just so much heart but also the right amount of humour throughout.
It made me smile, and brought me to tears on more than one occasion, and overall I enjoyed it much more than I initially thought I would.
The first section was a lot slower to get anywhere, and whilst I was enjoying it enough, Cristabel's character rather annoyed me - I think this was largely due to how she seemed so advanced (precocious?) in a way that I always felt she was older than she was, and it just didn't feel realistic at all.
However, as the story progressed, I did get into it more and more, and really enjoyed it once we got to the war. I loved the relationships between the siblings, and there was just so much heart but also the right amount of humour throughout.
It made me smile, and brought me to tears on more than one occasion, and overall I enjoyed it much more than I initially thought I would.
Cristabel Seagrave groeit op in en rondom het prachtige landgoed van haar familie aan de Engelse kust. Op een dag spoelt er een walvis aan. Crista, oudste van het de kinderen binnen het gezin, past nooit zo in het “dochter”-hokje waar haar stiefmoeder haar in probeert te wurmen. Ook halfzusje Florence (Flossie) en neefje Digby (halfbroertje van Flossie) passen net niet helemaal in het plaatje wat van hen verwacht wordt. Opgroeiend met theater, ruimte en vrijheid, is daar opeens de tweede wereldoorlog; waar ieder van de kinderen hun rol zal vinden.
Wat een prachtig boek. Initieel wat traag maar passend bij het opbouwen van de wereld, wordt het later een spannende oorlogs- en spionage pageturner. De band tussen de drie kinderen is zelfs in volwassenheid bijna tastbaar , hun keuzes ernstig invoelbaar. Prachtig geschreven, zie je het landgoed, de kust en het prachtige walvistheater duidelijk voor je. Sommige gebeurtenissen zie je wel aankomen (Tsjechov’s testament?), echter geeft dat in dit boek meer blijk van goede foreshadowing dan van voorspelbaarheid. Wauw wauw wauw.
Wat een prachtig boek. Initieel wat traag maar passend bij het opbouwen van de wereld, wordt het later een spannende oorlogs- en spionage pageturner. De band tussen de drie kinderen is zelfs in volwassenheid bijna tastbaar , hun keuzes ernstig invoelbaar. Prachtig geschreven, zie je het landgoed, de kust en het prachtige walvistheater duidelijk voor je. Sommige gebeurtenissen zie je wel aankomen (Tsjechov’s testament?), echter geeft dat in dit boek meer blijk van goede foreshadowing dan van voorspelbaarheid. Wauw wauw wauw.