graciedeere 's review for:

A Castaway in Cornwall by Julie Klassen
2.5
emotional inspiring medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Diverse cast of characters: No

I enjoy Julie Klassen’s interest in history, and her  integration of historic fact with fiction. This book was a light read to fill the space between more dense titles in my shelf. It was, though, rather predictable and held some extremely similar  storylines to those in Poldark. I found myself constantly comparing to Poldark. Similarity doesn’t bother me, I choose a lot of books because I enjoy different perspectives of similar historic moments, places, people, etc.  But some of the scenes in this book felt like retellings of Poldark scenes made to fit this story. It’s not one I’ll find a permanent spot for.