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chloegomez1's review against another edition
4.0
a solid read but some white savior vibes, honestly not a standout book plot. still enjoyable though
thatonebookishmama's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
judithdcollins's review against another edition
4.0
Set in idyllic coastal North Carolina’s Outer Banks, master storyteller, Lisa Wingate brings her captivating, beautiful Carolina Series, full circle with #3, THE SEA KEEPER’S DAUGHTERS – a multi-generational journey, from past to present – of history, family, and renewal.
As the book opens Whitney is struggling with her restaurant, fighting local politics, codes, and all sorts of things to stall her progress. She needs money. She also needs to protect the others she's involved.
She receives a call regarding her stepfather, Clyde from the Outer Banks. He is in the hospital, after falling and being trapped for four days. She feels she is safe enough returning home.
There is a backstory here, how he waived the will in their faces. It is time to go back, as her mom had begged her to go through her grandmother’s things years earlier. He is selfish, possessive, and mean. When her mother died, she left Whitney the hotel, with stipulations her husband could remain living here.
What will she do, go back and find heirlooms? What will she find? Sell them and put the money into her restaurant? What will she do with Clyde? Her family came from money and Whitney still has things left to her, if she can get through Clyde. What if he has sold everything? She hopes he will move into a nursing home or with his son. She has to keep a business head, and not be sentimental.
The hotel Excelsior, an old grand hotel—a place which holds her grandmother’s treasures from an era of wealth. From Michigan to the coast of North Carolina – seventeen hours away. She decides she will go and Denise says she will hold down the fort but warns her to be careful, as she has no idea what she will be walking into. Why would Clyde want to remain here? Her mother would be upset at the poor condition, she finds. She has to keep a business head, and not be sentimental.
Memories start flooding back, upon return. If she knew when the end was coming, things said or done, would have been different with her mother. As she goes through her family history, she discovers letters, secrets, a gripping dark family mystery, and a necklace as well as other heirlooms. Treasures of the past, things which could change her future.
What a journey! So sad to see the series end, as having read all the books, you become invested in the characters, their lives, and their dreams.
Lisa writes beautifully, a storyteller which transports you to time and place---bridging the gap between past and present, with treasures, memories and heartwarming tales. From contemporary to historic-- and everything in between, for a remarkable story; an addictive series, keeping you coming back for the next.
Wingate skillfully uses flawed characters, circumstances, and struggles to make their lives stronger, richer, and fuller. Inspiring—one of compassion, faith, forgiveness, and empowerment!
Highly recommend this entire series. You cannot stop with one. Start from the first, and read them all (do not miss any of the novellas in between). Assured to warm your heart and soul with lots of quotes to keep you bookmarking throughout. Rich in history, charm, and character!
Nothing better than old historic hotels (as enjoy working with them as a consultant), reminiscent of exciting and turbulent eras; always fascinating stories from prior owners, the property, as well as guests. A North Carolina native, I always enjoy revisiting familiar places and landmarks.
A special thank you to Tyndale and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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As the book opens Whitney is struggling with her restaurant, fighting local politics, codes, and all sorts of things to stall her progress. She needs money. She also needs to protect the others she's involved.
She receives a call regarding her stepfather, Clyde from the Outer Banks. He is in the hospital, after falling and being trapped for four days. She feels she is safe enough returning home.
There is a backstory here, how he waived the will in their faces. It is time to go back, as her mom had begged her to go through her grandmother’s things years earlier. He is selfish, possessive, and mean. When her mother died, she left Whitney the hotel, with stipulations her husband could remain living here.
What will she do, go back and find heirlooms? What will she find? Sell them and put the money into her restaurant? What will she do with Clyde? Her family came from money and Whitney still has things left to her, if she can get through Clyde. What if he has sold everything? She hopes he will move into a nursing home or with his son. She has to keep a business head, and not be sentimental.
The hotel Excelsior, an old grand hotel—a place which holds her grandmother’s treasures from an era of wealth. From Michigan to the coast of North Carolina – seventeen hours away. She decides she will go and Denise says she will hold down the fort but warns her to be careful, as she has no idea what she will be walking into. Why would Clyde want to remain here? Her mother would be upset at the poor condition, she finds. She has to keep a business head, and not be sentimental.
Memories start flooding back, upon return. If she knew when the end was coming, things said or done, would have been different with her mother. As she goes through her family history, she discovers letters, secrets, a gripping dark family mystery, and a necklace as well as other heirlooms. Treasures of the past, things which could change her future.
What a journey! So sad to see the series end, as having read all the books, you become invested in the characters, their lives, and their dreams.
Lisa writes beautifully, a storyteller which transports you to time and place---bridging the gap between past and present, with treasures, memories and heartwarming tales. From contemporary to historic-- and everything in between, for a remarkable story; an addictive series, keeping you coming back for the next.
Wingate skillfully uses flawed characters, circumstances, and struggles to make their lives stronger, richer, and fuller. Inspiring—one of compassion, faith, forgiveness, and empowerment!
Highly recommend this entire series. You cannot stop with one. Start from the first, and read them all (do not miss any of the novellas in between). Assured to warm your heart and soul with lots of quotes to keep you bookmarking throughout. Rich in history, charm, and character!
Nothing better than old historic hotels (as enjoy working with them as a consultant), reminiscent of exciting and turbulent eras; always fascinating stories from prior owners, the property, as well as guests. A North Carolina native, I always enjoy revisiting familiar places and landmarks.
A special thank you to Tyndale and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
JDCMustReadBooks
jbarr5's review against another edition
5.0
The Sea Keeper's Daughter by Lisa Wingate
Whitney and her cousin run 2 restaurants but one is failing and has met with disapproval at every turn. She hopes there is still some hope to get them out of debt and to make a go of both, but in the meantime the second one remains closed.
She then gets notified her step father, Clyde is in the hospital off the coast of NC and she decides to go there to help with his estate and try to get his kids to care for him...
Love the mystique of the sea captains, their ships that have wrecked on the coast and the wild horses...
Love hearing of all the treasures in her parents house, so precious! Fascinating to learn about the FWP, never knew of it.
Story inside of this other story are the letters from her grandmother's twin sister who she had no idea even existed. Loved hearing of the FWP and the places it took her and her daughter in the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Facts about the sea turtles and how they are hatched are welcome new to me, information. Like references to Sandy's Seashell Shop and the story keepers saga.
She does have a decision to make about the property and she also has choices. Love how the stories are all connected.
I received this book from Tyndale via Edelweiss in exchange for my honest review.
aprillikesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
I was so disappointed in this book. I greatly enjoyed the preceding books in the series but this one really bothered me. I did appreciate that a few lingering details from The Story Keeper were tied up near the end of this book, and we got to hear a bit more about but where I would gladly reread The Prayer Box or The Story Keeper, I would not pick this one up again. I did enjoy Alice's WPA stories and the parts where Whitney was putting together the pieces from the past, but overall Whitney, with all her panic and running away, drove me batty.
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the museum that Tandi started in The Prayer Box,couch_potato's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kayathebookworm's review against another edition
3.0
The Sea Keeper’s Daughters is the third full installment of Lisa Wingate’s Carolina Heirlooms series. I don’t necessarily want to compare it to the Prayer Box — the first book in the series — but I feel like I have to for the sake of this review. I enjoyed the Prayer Box more. While I liked Alice’s letters to Ziltha in The Sea Keeper’s Daughters, I much preferred Iola’s letters to God in the Prayer Box.
Which leads me to my next point, there just wasn’t enough faith content in this book for me. Honestly, I feel like a broken record because I say this in most of my Christian fiction reviews. I just don’t understand why nobody wants to create characters that are passionately following after Christ; I guess those types of books wouldn’t sell. It seems that most books in this genre have main characters that are what I call “religious Christians”. They go to church, say a prayer when they’re in a desperate situation, help a neighbor every now and then and call it a day. They are perfectly content with living life as normal with a little bit of Jesus sprinkled in. I know I’m going on a rant here but I have just gotten tired of seeing this kind of thing in the Church when Christ called for people to follow Him wholeheartedly.
I also felt like the story ended with so many things left unresolved. My biggest unanswered question: why did Ziltha estrange herself from Alice and dispose of her letters?
Well, anyway, I’ll move onto my last complaint: I didn’t like how the book ended. I mean, I finally started to be okay with Alice and Thomas becoming a couple and then after Alice dies, Thomas moves onto Able. Just ewww. When Alice was alive, she was just a child and Thomas had cared for her as a guardian. Speaking of, this book had way too many relationships with large age gaps for my likings. I just don’t appreciate when authors create relationships like this as I find it very distasteful.
All these flaws aside, I did enjoy the book. I especially liked the romance between Whitney and Mark. I have to be honest though that’s about all I really liked. I found it to be quite dry in places and I was definitely bored with it at a few points. My suggestion: maybe try reading the Prayer Box instead. 3 stars.
God bless,
Kaya :)
Which leads me to my next point, there just wasn’t enough faith content in this book for me. Honestly, I feel like a broken record because I say this in most of my Christian fiction reviews. I just don’t understand why nobody wants to create characters that are passionately following after Christ; I guess those types of books wouldn’t sell. It seems that most books in this genre have main characters that are what I call “religious Christians”. They go to church, say a prayer when they’re in a desperate situation, help a neighbor every now and then and call it a day. They are perfectly content with living life as normal with a little bit of Jesus sprinkled in. I know I’m going on a rant here but I have just gotten tired of seeing this kind of thing in the Church when Christ called for people to follow Him wholeheartedly.
I also felt like the story ended with so many things left unresolved. My biggest unanswered question: why did Ziltha estrange herself from Alice and dispose of her letters?
Well, anyway, I’ll move onto my last complaint: I didn’t like how the book ended. I mean, I finally started to be okay with Alice and Thomas becoming a couple and then after Alice dies, Thomas moves onto Able. Just ewww. When Alice was alive, she was just a child and Thomas had cared for her as a guardian. Speaking of, this book had way too many relationships with large age gaps for my likings. I just don’t appreciate when authors create relationships like this as I find it very distasteful.
All these flaws aside, I did enjoy the book. I especially liked the romance between Whitney and Mark. I have to be honest though that’s about all I really liked. I found it to be quite dry in places and I was definitely bored with it at a few points. My suggestion: maybe try reading the Prayer Box instead. 3 stars.
God bless,
Kaya :)
bhunsberger's review against another edition
4.0
This book was a nice blend of history with a little bit of mystery, and a cast of characters that were very well developed and easy to relate to. I read through this book in 2 days as I was eager to find out how the story resolved. THe only part of the book that got long for me were some of the letters - I found myself skimming through those as I went on.
elysahenegar's review against another edition
4.0
I am now officially a fan! One of my favorite things about this third installment of this particular Lisa Wingate series is that she brings back characters and elements from the first two books in this one! So, you could read it as a stand alone, but it's even better if you've read the first two books! I love Wingate's special blend of found family, little known history, story, and romance! Definitely recommend, but start at the beginning!