It is with mixed feelings that I write this review. In some ways I like this book, in other way, I did not care for it at all.
What I liked about it: The characters were very well developed. They were real. They had real struggles and real issues.
The senses were used very well. You did feel as though you were there in the auld Scottish town.
What I didnt like about it: The pacing of the book was ever so slow. The hero did not even enter the stage until over a third of the way into it.
The language was hard to read at times. I was glad that her main characters in this book spoke correct English, because I might have thrown it across the room otherwise.
My thoughts on the storyline overall: The idea behind the story was well done. Its a parallel of the story of Ruth and Boaz. My biggest complaint once again was the pacing. It was downright boring at times.
Who would I recommend this to: Anyone who enjoys history books and reading about nitty gritty details.
While this is not a book that I will read again. It was not terrible either. I give it 3 stars.
What I liked about it: The characters were very well developed. They were real. They had real struggles and real issues.
The senses were used very well. You did feel as though you were there in the auld Scottish town.
What I didnt like about it: The pacing of the book was ever so slow. The hero did not even enter the stage until over a third of the way into it.
The language was hard to read at times. I was glad that her main characters in this book spoke correct English, because I might have thrown it across the room otherwise.
My thoughts on the storyline overall: The idea behind the story was well done. Its a parallel of the story of Ruth and Boaz. My biggest complaint once again was the pacing. It was downright boring at times.
Who would I recommend this to: Anyone who enjoys history books and reading about nitty gritty details.
While this is not a book that I will read again. It was not terrible either. I give it 3 stars.
Laura L. (lauraofharvestlane) reviewed Mine Is the Night (Sequel to Here Burns My Candle) on + 85 more book reviews
I have a major complaint about this book. I didn't want it to end! The characters in Liz Curtis Higgs books, Here Burns my Candle and its sequel, Mine is the Night, were so endearing, I'll miss them! Mrs. Higgs is possibly the best storyteller of our time. However, she doesn't really tell the story; she shows it. I could see the colors, hear the lilt of the voices, feel the warmth of the kindnesses and the chill of the fears.
This novel concludes the story of Marjory and Elizabeth Kerr; but, I wish this were a series that would go on and on. I can certainly see it as a mini-series.
I was drawn into Mine is the Night quickly. The initial scene is one of action and suspense. The year is 1746. Mrs. Marjory Kerr and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Kerr, were both widowed in the Jacobite revolution. They have lost their land, their money, and their titles as a result of their ties to the Jacobites. Danger abounds as dragoons search out remaining traitorous Jacobites. The Kerrs arrive in Selkirk in the Borderlands penniless to find that things were not as they thought they would be. Money sent to care for their cousin with whom they will reside and to care for the Kirk (church) has not been received. Their servant Gibson did not arrive and announce their arrival and make preparations. Poverty awaits; but, they make the best of it with industry and a determination to trust God with their future as well as their present.
I certainly do recommend this book if you are a reader of historical romance novels. It can be read as a stand-alone book; however, there is a depth of understanding that will be missing if you do not read Here Burns my Candle first. There are no graphic love scenes in this book. It is clean. I will not allow my teenage daughter to read it; because, I consider it to be a book for adult women.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
This novel concludes the story of Marjory and Elizabeth Kerr; but, I wish this were a series that would go on and on. I can certainly see it as a mini-series.
I was drawn into Mine is the Night quickly. The initial scene is one of action and suspense. The year is 1746. Mrs. Marjory Kerr and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Kerr, were both widowed in the Jacobite revolution. They have lost their land, their money, and their titles as a result of their ties to the Jacobites. Danger abounds as dragoons search out remaining traitorous Jacobites. The Kerrs arrive in Selkirk in the Borderlands penniless to find that things were not as they thought they would be. Money sent to care for their cousin with whom they will reside and to care for the Kirk (church) has not been received. Their servant Gibson did not arrive and announce their arrival and make preparations. Poverty awaits; but, they make the best of it with industry and a determination to trust God with their future as well as their present.
I certainly do recommend this book if you are a reader of historical romance novels. It can be read as a stand-alone book; however, there is a depth of understanding that will be missing if you do not read Here Burns my Candle first. There are no graphic love scenes in this book. It is clean. I will not allow my teenage daughter to read it; because, I consider it to be a book for adult women.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
