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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Leuk boek, maar een stukje trager dan het eerste deel van de Deverill serie en dat was best jammer. Ook vond ik juist de personages die in dit deel minder voorkomen in het eerste deel het meest interessant.
This story is so amazing and well deserving of a High 5 Teacups! Be swept back in time to the beautiful, lush, rich lands of Ireland and the castles that stand strong protecting her land. In the Daughter's of Ireland, we meet Celia Deverill-Mayberry, who recently bought Castle Deverill, home to generations of her ancestors. She and her husband want to restore it to its former beauty but at every turn, they are met with strife and struggle from financial woes to individuals who hold many years worth of grudges. Will Castle Deverill ever return to its former glory? Will Celia finally be able to settle into the home of her dreams and childhood?
The plot in Daughter's of Ireland is so thick and takes you on many twists and turns. The setting is just breathtaking and the characters are so well developed. I really enjoyed this book, not only do I love a good historical but the devotion and love Celia has for her family's estate and the land she loves so dearly. Truly one of the most enjoyable reads of the summer!
The plot in Daughter's of Ireland is so thick and takes you on many twists and turns. The setting is just breathtaking and the characters are so well developed. I really enjoyed this book, not only do I love a good historical but the devotion and love Celia has for her family's estate and the land she loves so dearly. Truly one of the most enjoyable reads of the summer!
This is turning from a historical fiction to a soapy drama, but I'm still here for it!
In this volume we not only follow Kitty, but Celia too, and many other side characters. I'd say Celia nearly rivals Kitty in page counts, as does Birdie, and I'm not sure if the first book was all in 3rd person, but this one definitely is.
I have the concluding volume on my shelf- I promise I'll read it soon! No re-reads again. I must endeavor to read series in a timely manner...I hate wasting time re-reading the first book (though with my memory, it's necessary if it's been over a year. Too many books crammed into my head).
In this volume we not only follow Kitty, but Celia too, and many other side characters. I'd say Celia nearly rivals Kitty in page counts, as does Birdie, and I'm not sure if the first book was all in 3rd person, but this one definitely is.
I have the concluding volume on my shelf- I promise I'll read it soon! No re-reads again. I must endeavor to read series in a timely manner...I hate wasting time re-reading the first book (though with my memory, it's necessary if it's been over a year. Too many books crammed into my head).
Wow! This is one of my favourite reads this year. This is the first novel I've read by Santa Montefiore and The Daughters of Ireland is the second book in her Deverill Chronicles series. Although I've known about this writer for a long while, I wonder why it has taken so long to pick up one of her novels?
As you'd expect from a family saga, there's plenty of intrigue and history as we observe the life events and dramas following the three young women between 1925-1938. The narrative is richly descriptive and interwoven with fascinating highly developed characters. Each thread is informative as we delve into the differing worlds where love, secrets, deception and tragedy envelope the protagonists and notable secondary characters.
The journeys' the characters embark on take you around the world from Dublin and London to Manhattan, South Africa and Argentina. Ms. Montefiore's writing brought to life the locations I've never visited as well as igniting memories of those I've had an opportunity to explore myself. The visual impact her writing brought made me think this trilogy would be perfect for small screen adaptation.
On finishing this novel, my first impressions were; I can't wait to read the third part of this trilogy and I must read part one too. There are many threads with loose ends which leave a yearning to follow the lives of Celia, Kitty and Bridie to their conclusions. Despite diving in right in the middle of the saga, the author does a wonderful job of explaining who everyone is and their role within the narrative. It wasn't difficult to follow the proceedings and I didn't feel I needed to read book one before I embarked on this one so, I'm grateful this inclusion helped to enhance my overall reading experience.
On a final note, I fully intend to read this trilogy in its entirety. If you're looking for something to submerge yourself in with a fascinating setting in twentieth century Ireland, I highly recommend The Daughters of Ireland.
5 stars
***arc generously received courtesy of the publisher William Morrow via Edelweiss+***
As you'd expect from a family saga, there's plenty of intrigue and history as we observe the life events and dramas following the three young women between 1925-1938. The narrative is richly descriptive and interwoven with fascinating highly developed characters. Each thread is informative as we delve into the differing worlds where love, secrets, deception and tragedy envelope the protagonists and notable secondary characters.
The journeys' the characters embark on take you around the world from Dublin and London to Manhattan, South Africa and Argentina. Ms. Montefiore's writing brought to life the locations I've never visited as well as igniting memories of those I've had an opportunity to explore myself. The visual impact her writing brought made me think this trilogy would be perfect for small screen adaptation.
On finishing this novel, my first impressions were; I can't wait to read the third part of this trilogy and I must read part one too. There are many threads with loose ends which leave a yearning to follow the lives of Celia, Kitty and Bridie to their conclusions. Despite diving in right in the middle of the saga, the author does a wonderful job of explaining who everyone is and their role within the narrative. It wasn't difficult to follow the proceedings and I didn't feel I needed to read book one before I embarked on this one so, I'm grateful this inclusion helped to enhance my overall reading experience.
On a final note, I fully intend to read this trilogy in its entirety. If you're looking for something to submerge yourself in with a fascinating setting in twentieth century Ireland, I highly recommend The Daughters of Ireland.
5 stars
***arc generously received courtesy of the publisher William Morrow via Edelweiss+***
This second part following Songs of Love and War by Santa Montefiore, covering 1925-1938 years. The castle is coming back to the Deverill family, rebuild and getting new life. But that does not mean life becomes free of any concerns for Kitty, Celia and Bridie. Each of them has to conquer new problems. I loved how Celia character developed. Bridie didn’t change that much still pursuing her idea of the revenge. And Kitty seems to push to the background somehow. I liked the changes in the second characters. Sometimes they were more interesting and funny than the main. And the book has open ending, which means we are to expect third part.
However I found this book disappointing. Not in writing because that is excellent. The book is too slow. It is missing the sparkle the first part had. While reading the first part, I was “wrapped up” in the story. Now I was impatient, I wanted to finish it and the story was dragging. To add to it I didn’t like the last chapter it is Epilogue. I had to read it twice to grasp the idea what is this about. It felt like it dropped from nowhere. I assume it supposed to encourage looking for the next part of the whole story. But despite that obviously Kitty, Celia and Bridie story is not finished, I don’t have this urge feeling wanting to know what happened next.
However I found this book disappointing. Not in writing because that is excellent. The book is too slow. It is missing the sparkle the first part had. While reading the first part, I was “wrapped up” in the story. Now I was impatient, I wanted to finish it and the story was dragging. To add to it I didn’t like the last chapter it is Epilogue. I had to read it twice to grasp the idea what is this about. It felt like it dropped from nowhere. I assume it supposed to encourage looking for the next part of the whole story. But despite that obviously Kitty, Celia and Bridie story is not finished, I don’t have this urge feeling wanting to know what happened next.
I absolutely loved [b:Songs of Love and War|36998727|Songs of Love and War|Santa Montefiore|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1512714196s/36998727.jpg|45004527] (5-star read for me) but this 2nd in the trilogy didn't captivate me as much as Love and War did. I had to skip over parts since they were quite dry and weren't keeping me turning the pages the way the 1st did. I found it to be quite predictable.
I'm looking forward to the 3rd in the series and hope the storylines return to the captivating, page-turning ones like Songs of Love and War.
I'm looking forward to the 3rd in the series and hope the storylines return to the captivating, page-turning ones like Songs of Love and War.
At first, I felt like I was missing so many pieces of the puzzle. I jumped right into the deep end of the pool without floaties on. Who is this person, and this person? There is some kind of curse and the castle is doomed? There was a fire and EVERYONE is connected to everyone in some twisted way.
WHAT the WHAT?
Then I realized…this is the SECOND book in a trilogy. *facepalm*
Sometimes second books can stand alone–this one, however, cannot. And there is no indication on the cover that this is part of a trilogy, so I have a feeling a lot of readers are going to end up confused like I was. Once I got into the book and kind of figured out what was going on, it was fine. The story started moving, and the pieces started making sense together–I still felt like I was playing catch up the whole time, though.
I think if I started with the first book, I would have liked this a lot more. It’s the type of historical fiction I generally enjoy–the family is large and complicated; the story mostly focuses in one time period, but we do see flashes of the past. I probably won’t go back and start over myself, but I do recommend starting at the beginning if this is the type of book that interests you. Don’t try to read it by itself, it’s too complicated a story and it needs the enrichment from the beginning.
WHAT the WHAT?
Then I realized…this is the SECOND book in a trilogy. *facepalm*
Sometimes second books can stand alone–this one, however, cannot. And there is no indication on the cover that this is part of a trilogy, so I have a feeling a lot of readers are going to end up confused like I was. Once I got into the book and kind of figured out what was going on, it was fine. The story started moving, and the pieces started making sense together–I still felt like I was playing catch up the whole time, though.
I think if I started with the first book, I would have liked this a lot more. It’s the type of historical fiction I generally enjoy–the family is large and complicated; the story mostly focuses in one time period, but we do see flashes of the past. I probably won’t go back and start over myself, but I do recommend starting at the beginning if this is the type of book that interests you. Don’t try to read it by itself, it’s too complicated a story and it needs the enrichment from the beginning.