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Ladataan... The Bewitching Tale of Stormy Gale (Stormy Gale, #2)Tekijä: Christine Bell
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. 3 ½ Stars ( ) This is the second book in the Stormy Gale series, the first being The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale which I reviewed last year. I find that this is one of the rare occasions that I enjoyed the first book in the series better than the second. The Bewitching Tale of Stormy Gale still has the same wonderfully witty tones that the first book did. I enjoyed seeing how the relationship between Stormy and Dev, her husband, has developed. Then they ended up in 1698, in Salem. The time travel to the past put a large damper on the steampunk aspect of the story, as obviously there was little to no machinery in that age. I thought it could be interesting seeing Stormy, Dev, and Bacon interacting with the major players in the Witch Trials, but there was little of that. In all, it was really great reading about Stormy and her family again. They're great characters and fun spending time with. I just wish the plot had been stronger. Thank you to NetGalley and Carina Press for allowing me to read the book in exchange for my honest opinion. The Bewitching Tale of Stormy Gale by Christine Bell is the second story set in the same world and with the same protagonists. I read it without reading the first novella, The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale, also from Carina Press, and I didn't feel this novel/novella (it's right on the cusp) suffered for it. I suspect it contained many spoilers for the first story, and I can guess the general plot of the first story, but at no point did I feel lost or confused for not having read it. That said, it's possible this review might contain spoilers for The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale simply because I'm not entirely sure which bits might be spoilery. You've been warned. Stormy, as she is affectionately known, is apparently a time pirate. I say apparently because nothing particularly piratical takes place in BToSG (sorry, it's too long to keep typing out), but it's part of her back story. She was born in 19th century London, spent her childhood poor and on the streets until she was taken in by a time-traveller who took her and her adopted brother to the 21st century at age 14ish. Now living in the 19th century and married to the Duke of Leister, I found Stormy a little too blasé about her acquired wealth. I was willing to believe that hanging out in the 21st century modern mannerisms might have rubbed off on her, but I was unwilling to believe that after a childhood of poverty she could so casually mention her toddler daughter intentionally destroying a dress without being angry for her ungratefulness. (Especially since Stormy isn't a bad person.) It was a really minor, throw-away line but it bothered me for the lack of authenticity. The story revolves around Stormy identifying a suspicious time traveller, having her husband and brother help her follow him around and then a rescue adventure after her brother accidentally gets himself transported in time with aforementioned shifty time traveller. They end up in Salem a couple of years after the witch trials where her brother appearing out of time gets him arrested for witchcraft. Of course. It was a fun read. Not the kind of story to be taken too seriously I've tagged it as romance, because it's marketed thus, but the pairing isn't the main character (since Stormy is already married). This didn't bother me at all, but I thought maybe I should warn romance readers who might be expecting more. Overall, I might pick up the first story and/or the sequel (when it becomes available at some unknown point in the future). I recommend it to anyone interested in a light time-travel story, with some light steampunk overtones and a bit of romance thrown in. I received an advanced review copy of The Bewitching Tale of Stormy Gale courtesy of Carina Press. It will be released on the 28th May and will be purchasable from this link. 3.5 / 5 stars näyttää 5/5 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Kuuluu näihin sarjoihinStormy Gale (2)
London, 1841 There I was, retired from time pirating, enjoying a full if somewhat conventional life as a wife and mother. Then a chance encounter with a stranger drew me back into a world I'd thought I'd left, quite literally, in the past. From his odd behavior and even odder answers to my questions, I knew Phineas Grubb was up to something. I should have trusted my instincts--before he pulled out a time-travel mechanism and dragged my brother, Bacon, back with him... Salem, 1698 The infamous Witch Trials may have ended a few years earlier, but the people of Salem are still pretty touchy about outsiders that appear in town as if by magic. Thanks to Grubb, my brother's been accused of witchcraft and thrown in jail. Now it's up to me and my husband, Dev, to save Bacon's bacon before the hysteria starts up again, and the course of history is altered forever... Sequel to The Twisted Tale of Stormy Gale. 48,000 words Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Google Books — Ladataan... LajityypitMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999Arvio (tähdet)Keskiarvo:
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