Review: A story w/ huge emphases on characters, making them feel, act and come across alive!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2014
In the third installment of her Caversham Chronicles series, Ms. Raven takes us on an adventure with another of Ren's sisters, Sarah.Sarah is feeling that life is passing her by and she craves some excitement before she permanently and purposely forces herself `on the shelf'.Her plan to stowaway on Lucky's ship goes terribly awry and she is looking at ruination to her name.Ian Ross-Mackeever has big plans for himself and he's mapped out his future that in no way includes marriage, nor children; well, not for a few years at least. He has dreams that one day he'll pay off his debts, build some fast ships and together with Lucky, his best friend, he'll be ready to become an Earl.I loved the complexity of both of these characters. They both craved freedom of choice, yet in the end Sarah's actions took that choice out of their hands, and while neither expected love to find them, it had other plans. They both had a lot of issues that needed resolving before they could enjoy each other and their new found love for one another.I also liked the curve ball the author threw me. I was shocked by it and it really blindsided me.Oh, and then Ms. Raven brings in Ren and Lia, along with Lia's brother Lucky and Elise and Michael too. It was such a treat to catch up with them all and see where they are with their lives.Sandy Raven has a knack of telling her stories with huge emphases on her characters, making them feel, act and come across those pages as real as they can possibly be.I enjoyed them immensely as she brought me to tears, both laughing and crying.Melanie for b2bBook purchased from amazon