You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
As usual,Kate Morton has a splendid ability to enchant human's mind with her story. Totally worth reading. Awesome!
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
mysterious
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:
Complicated
4.5 ⭐️
“You make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing.”
I really liked this read! It wasn’t my usual style, but it was a style I really love and should definitely try to read more often. The drama, the mystery, the complex characters, it was all very interesting and entertaining.
I do think this was a little long, there were many chapters that seemed to go on forever. While length is good for the mystery and character development, this length was too long. That being said, the characters really grew on me and I loved getting to know tidbits at a time.
The three time period storytelling was very difficult to read in the setting I read this book in. However, I really did love it. Making connections between the time periods was thrilling and heartwarming.
I highly recommend this book! It was such a joy to explore these characters and their complicated stories!
“You make a life out of what you have, not what you're missing.”
I really liked this read! It wasn’t my usual style, but it was a style I really love and should definitely try to read more often. The drama, the mystery, the complex characters, it was all very interesting and entertaining.
I do think this was a little long, there were many chapters that seemed to go on forever. While length is good for the mystery and character development, this length was too long. That being said, the characters really grew on me and I loved getting to know tidbits at a time.
The three time period storytelling was very difficult to read in the setting I read this book in. However, I really did love it. Making connections between the time periods was thrilling and heartwarming.
I highly recommend this book! It was such a joy to explore these characters and their complicated stories!
I first read this book many years ago not long after it was published and I discovered the world of Kate Morton’s books. Coming back to it now felt right as enough time had passed that all the details had left me and I could enjoy the book afresh knowing I’d enjoyed it so much before - even the big twist was a surprise to me, altho that may say more about my memory!
This is a beautiful and sweeping saga of generational family secrets and trauma.
Eliza Makepeace is an extraordinary character and her parts were my favourite. She was so vivid and vibrant and her story so compelling. I love the inclusion of her fairytales throughout the book which added to the atmosphere.
Nell was harder to connect to and at times Cassandra was quite flat but the story is compelling enough that it didn’t bother me too much.
If you are looking for a historical fiction, multiple pov story focused on the women of the same family who have all been dealt different and no less tricky hands in life, you’ll enjoy this
This is a beautiful and sweeping saga of generational family secrets and trauma.
Eliza Makepeace is an extraordinary character and her parts were my favourite. She was so vivid and vibrant and her story so compelling. I love the inclusion of her fairytales throughout the book which added to the atmosphere.
Nell was harder to connect to and at times Cassandra was quite flat but the story is compelling enough that it didn’t bother me too much.
If you are looking for a historical fiction, multiple pov story focused on the women of the same family who have all been dealt different and no less tricky hands in life, you’ll enjoy this
dark
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My heart is broken for Eliza, FUCK the Mountrachets
adventurous
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
adventurous
sad
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
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:
No
It was a good book but it was slow.
Thought I figured it, but then I didn’t, but then I did, and only sort of. Told through three different generations, it was a good story.
This started out very slow for me. I had a difficult time trying to keep up with what story went with who. I stuck it out and in the end I enjoyed it.