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A review by julie_reads15
Storm and Grace by Kathryn Heyman
4.0
Summary
Storm and Grace by Kathryn Heyman is a suspense novel about free diving and dangerous love.
Grace is a university student in Sydney, Australia. She interviews Storm Hisray, a world-famous freediver, for the student diving magazine. Storm is known as the deepest man in the world. He can dive great lengths on just a single breath.
Grace is captivated by his charm. Storm lures Grace into his world, and invites her to his island in the Pacific. She watches him train and he begins to teach her how to free dive.
As Grace dives deeper and deeper, both literally and metaphorically, she begins to discover the violence and secrets that lurk beneath the surface. Storm pushes Grace further than her limits, both in and out of the water. She soon learns just how dangerous Storm and freediving can be.
Told in third person narration, the novel incorporates first person plural commentary by a Greek chorus.
The dangers of freediving and obsession are explored in a tale of love gone horribly wrong.
Review
It was a beautifully written novel. Heyman's prose was poetic and portrayed strong imagery. The setting was described vividly, and created a strong sense of claustrophobia and allure.
I liked the suspense and the gradual build up to the climax. The ending took me by surprise because it took an interesting turn. I would have liked a little more closure.
I thought it was creative including commentary by the Greek chorus in first person plural narration. It provided another layer of narrative and sense of depth.
It was interesting learning about free diving since it's a sport I don't know much about.
I thought it was creative how most of the violence was alluded to, and how most of it took place outside of the story. Heyman did an excellent job of showing and not telling.
I recommend this book for anyone who's 17 years and older, and wants to read a suspense novel about freediving and dangerous love.
Storm and Grace by Kathryn Heyman is a suspense novel about free diving and dangerous love.
Grace is a university student in Sydney, Australia. She interviews Storm Hisray, a world-famous freediver, for the student diving magazine. Storm is known as the deepest man in the world. He can dive great lengths on just a single breath.
Grace is captivated by his charm. Storm lures Grace into his world, and invites her to his island in the Pacific. She watches him train and he begins to teach her how to free dive.
As Grace dives deeper and deeper, both literally and metaphorically, she begins to discover the violence and secrets that lurk beneath the surface. Storm pushes Grace further than her limits, both in and out of the water. She soon learns just how dangerous Storm and freediving can be.
Told in third person narration, the novel incorporates first person plural commentary by a Greek chorus.
The dangers of freediving and obsession are explored in a tale of love gone horribly wrong.
Review
It was a beautifully written novel. Heyman's prose was poetic and portrayed strong imagery. The setting was described vividly, and created a strong sense of claustrophobia and allure.
I liked the suspense and the gradual build up to the climax. The ending took me by surprise because it took an interesting turn. I would have liked a little more closure.
I thought it was creative including commentary by the Greek chorus in first person plural narration. It provided another layer of narrative and sense of depth.
It was interesting learning about free diving since it's a sport I don't know much about.
I thought it was creative how most of the violence was alluded to, and how most of it took place outside of the story. Heyman did an excellent job of showing and not telling.
I recommend this book for anyone who's 17 years and older, and wants to read a suspense novel about freediving and dangerous love.