Review: A gentle tale.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 19, 2013
Thank you to the author and publisher for the review copy.***Reviewed by Mel, part of the Liz Loves Books reviewing team***Inary Monteith’s life is at a crossroads. After a stolen night with her close friend Alex, she’s just broken his heart by telling him it was all a terrible mistake. Then she has to rush home from London to the Scottish Highlands when her little sister’s illness suddenly worsens – and in returning she must confront the painful memories she has been trying so hard to escape.‘Take me home’ is the first book I’ve had the pleasure of reading by Daniela Sacerdoti, and on that basis I shall certainly be taking a look at her other work!When Inary’s sister Emily falls deathly ill, she must return to her hometown and deal with a reality she has been unable to face for the past three years. Having built herself a new life in London, without ever truly letting anyone in after a previous heartbreak, she finds herself in a deep emotional turmoil – especially when a ‘gift’ from her childhood unexpectedly comes back to haunt her.Set in the beautiful Scottish countryside, in the small town of Glen Avich, this is a story about love, family, friendship – and a touch of the supernatural. I found myself falling a little bit in love with the setting of the loch and surrounding areas, to the point that I actually had a quick browse on the visitscotland website!The story is told from three points of view; Inary herself, her brother Logan who she left behind and her best friend (and maybe a little bit more) from London, Alex. Sometimes in a book I will find it hard to follow threads from several different characters at once, but here I found that it added real emotional depth and even caught myself shedding a tear on several occasions.This is a gentle story, one that will sneak up and surprise you with both a smile and a tug on the heart strings. The supernatural element is interesting, well thought out and does not detract from the integrity of the real life issues that the book deals with.Definitely one to pick up over the holidays and read snuggled up by the fire (or perhaps radiator for those of us without a furnace) I would certainly recommend that you grab yourself a copy – especially for the bargain price of 99p on kindle!