Stormy Petrel
by:
Mary Stewart (author)
Format: kindle
ISBN:
9781444715088
Publish date: April 28th 2011
Publisher: Hodder
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Romance,
Adult,
Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Suspense,
Romantic,
Gothic,
Romantic Suspense,
Gothic Romance,
Scotland
Stormy Petrel, published in 1991, is the latest book (chronologically) that I’m looking at in this series. To be honest, I’m not quite sure what to make of it. I liked revisiting it quite a bit–there’s some interesting stuff about gender and genre that I think Stewart couldn’t have written earlier–b...
I'm not sure what category to put this one in. Mary Stewart writes romantic suspense, but The Stormy Petrel was hardly romantic or suspenseful. As always though, I did enjoy her descriptive writing. She has a way of pulling you into the surroundings of the story that I really enjoy, but overall a di...
Another mystery. There were spoilery aspects of this that I liked very much indeed, and the characters and motivations were nicely drawn. I think that this is one of my favorite Stewarts, besides Thornyhold and maybe The Ivy Tree. (Dec 2011)
3.5 stars. I liked the setting very much -- a small Scottish island. I liked the heroine and was easily drawn into the story. The ending was a little anticlimatic, but it was a quick, enjoyable read. I certainly did not expect the outcome with Bagshaw -- not sure if those actions were in character, ...
Not to be all literal, but couldn't they have shown a bird on the cover? Or, I don't know, an isolated island? Because I don't have the foggiest idea what a petral is, and sometimes I can't get to the computer to google.Although I dearly love Mary Stewart, this is not my favorite. It feels a littl...
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