Review: Alluring and Enchanting
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 30, 2013
Other than reading about them in some old myths and legends book when I was a teenager, I have not yet come across a romance involving Selkie.I was intrigued, and rather looking forward to entering this little known world.The beginning of this story is quite emotional as Kait discovers the sad reality of man when faced with an unexpected half Selkie babe born to a friend.And this basically sets the tone for the entire book.While it starts out as a story of revenge and inquisitive wonder for both Kait and 'Eamon', The Lure of Shapinsay is at its heart a rather dark and almost gothic novel depicting the self destructive tendencies of an emotionally immature and unbalanced couple.Both from different worlds they struggle to come to terms with their emotions making rash decisions that could seriously endanger the person they profess to love the most.There are lots of ups and downs in this book both between the couple and with the reading of it but all in all I was pulled along into this alluring and enchanting Selkie story.A very interesting 4 Star read ;]