I also read, fairly recently, The Winter Sea, by Susanna Kearsley. It was okay. Super predictable, but lovely scenery (Scotland) and one of those fun, back-and-forths between the past (first decade of the 18th century) and "present." Plus, the main character - heroine, really - is a novelist, but a writer of historical fiction, so it's always fun to hear about someone doing research, even if it's just barely mentioned. And who doesn't love a good castle? Very light, rather fluffy, but totally absorbing - I basically read it in two nights, losing sleep, much to my shame, in the interests of getting to the first kiss - but sometimes a little cheese hits the spot. Wine would have gone nicely with this book too...
The writing wasn't anything really special, but it wasn't bad - better, I think, than probably many books in the historical romance-mystery genre, although maybe I'm just being a snob there. I'd read others by her, anyways, if they weren't apparently super popular at every library I have access to; I actually ended up with Winter Sea when i couldn't get my hands another book by Kearsley that I had heard about and that sounded fun.
Anyhow, don't really remember when I read it. Loaned it to T, so we'll see if she enjoys it...
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