Author: Elizabeth Camden
Genre: Historical Romance
My Rating: 9.5/10
Bethany House Publishers
A volunteer for the newly established Weather Bureau, Sophie van Riijn needs access to the highest spot in
her village to report the most accurate readings. Fascinated by Dierenpark, an abandoned mansion high atop a windswept cliff in the Hudson River Valley, Sophie knows no better option despite a lack of permission from the absent owners.
The first Vandermark to return to the area in sixty years, Quentin intends to put an end to the shadowy rumors about the property that has brought nothing but trouble upon his family. Ready to tear down the mansion, he is furious to discover a local woman has been trespassing on his land.
Instantly at odds, Quentin and Sophie find common ground when she is the only one who can reach his troubled son. There's a light within Sophie that Quentin has never known, and a small spark of the hope that left him years ago begins to grow. But when the secrets of Dierenpark and the Vandermark family history are no longer content to stay in the past, will tragedy triumph or can their tenuous hope prevail?
My thoughts:
When this book arrived in the mail, I was so seriously excited. Elizabeth Camden rarely disappoints, and her book 'Against the Tide' is one of my favorite romance book, so I think that it is safe to say that I was giddy with excitement when I got this book. and I can say definitely say that when I did finish this book I was not at all disappointed. It was ridiculously addictive and I finished it in a day and a half.
Sophie was a fun person to read about and I loved how she stood up to those who barked commands to her, the only thing that I thought was a bit off about her personality was her positivity, she was like crazy positive and nice, but I think that she was written to be that way and the story line would have to be completely changed if she wasn't, so after the first 2 chapters I just accepted it as part of the plot. I really loved Quentins character although I probably shouldn't have been so ready to as he is not very nice, but he was just so strange and rude on the outside that it intrigued me to fid out what was on the inside.
As far as negative things go the only thing I have to say is that the mystery in the book was a bit hard to follow for me, but that doesn't mean it has to be the same for everyone. but I really have nothing else to say about this book, except that you need to read this a least once in your life.
My rating: 9.5 out of 10
Leah
