The longer I sat on my review for this book the more I felt I should give it 4 stars instead of my original 3, so I did.At first the book was a bit difficult to get into. It is written in the present tense which, being uncommon in novels, was a bit jarring at first. Once I got past that, I found tha...
This book actually surprised me by how much I enjoyed it. It was dark, creepy, gothic, etc! I grabbed it because it fit into a challenge I needed and I am thrilled it did.
thoroughly enjoyed this after winning it in a giveaway from www.Gransnet.com
thoroughly enjoyed this after winning it in a giveaway from www.Gransnet.com
blurb - By Betsy Tobin. On a freezing night in February, a woman wades into the waters of Morecambe Bay in a drunken bid to commit suicide. Braced for death, she finds herself instead saving a man's life-a young Chinese cockle picker, one of the only survivors of a tragic mass drowning. For Wen- now...
Really really liked this one! Though usually not one of my favorite genres, this novel is just so beautifully written it pulls you in from page one! Definitely one to add to your "to read" list!
Ice Land is a somewhat fanciful take on the legends of the Old Norse Gods set in the year 1000. It is told through the point of view of several characters in alternating chapters - from Freya who can don her feathers and fly like a bird, orphaned Fulla who does not wish to marry the man her grandfat...