Review: NOT THE BEST BUT STILL A GOOD READ
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2013
I am a big fan of Susanna Kearsley's books and Amazon suggested Irina Shapiro as another author I might enjoy.  The Inheritance was the first book by this author that I have read and even though it's not the best book I have ever read, I am willing to read more books by Ms. Shapiro.  The Inheritance has all of the elements that I enjoy in a book of historical fiction:  a castle in Scotland, the battle of Culloden and at least one romance.  This book has two romances, one in the 18th century between Isobel and Rory and one in the present with Katie and Danny.  The action goes back and forth between the past and the present and both love stories are tied up nicely at the end.  Was this book as good as those written Susanna Kearsley?  No, but Ms. Shapiro is a much better writer than other reviewers give her credit for being.  She did a nice job of creating likable characters and moving the action along without getting bogged down.  In addition, her dialogue was smooth and believable.  Her supernatural element (Katie channeling Isobel) was rather weak which is unlike Susanna Kearsley but the connection between the two women was still interesting and helped to move the 18th century love story to a conclusion.My biggest complaint is that the inordinate number of errors in the text were a big distraction.  I have found this to be true in other Kindle books and it is very disappointing.  I suggest that Amazon work harder at creating error free books for Kindle readers.