Janice J. (jjenkinskelso) reviewed Song of the Silent Harp (Emerald Ballad, Bk 1) on + 108 more book reviews
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Great book of the old "Irish". Very spiritual and haunting. B.J. Hoff is a great author.
Leola C. (swamponkeymom) reviewed Song of the Silent Harp (Emerald Ballad, Bk 1) on + 353 more book reviews
Loved this book. A page turner about the Irish and how they were abused. HOw some kept their faith even though they questioned God. Where was He in their lives? I loved they way the author writes and keeps you on edge through out the whole book.
Loved this book. Was able to feel the despair or the characters, hurt for them and cry with them. Also to feel their hope for a new beginning. I can't imagine going through the horrible times these people did. Can't wait to read the rest of the Emerald Ballad books.
Michele N. (neiberfamily) reviewed Song of the Silent Harp (Emerald Ballad, Bk 1) on + 6 more book reviews
It starts out slow but by the middle you are really involved with the characters and their lives. It is a really good adventure story set in Ireland during the great potato famine.
This series of five books was very well written as are all of B.J. Hoff's books, however, this series tends to go on forever giving an account of the Irish's suffering during the great famine. Sickness and death piled up one after the another, it gets so depressing. I've spent weeks reading this series and just had to talk myself into picking up book number 4. I seriously wanted to read the last few pages of these last two books and call it quits. I read to escape reality. I enjoy suspense and drama, but there has to be an end in sight. Unless you have a lot of extra time on your hands and can get through this series quickly, I recommend picking one of her other series, like Daybreak.
Dawn (homeschooler06) reviewed Song of the Silent Harp (Emerald Ballad, Bk 1) on + 38 more book reviews
"The Ireland they knew and loved was crumbling around them. Could they survive the famine? And if they did, what would their world be like?"
Diane D. (Sunnydiane) reviewed Song of the Silent Harp (Emerald Ballad, Bk 1) on + 32 more book reviews
To Nora Kavanagn the tiny Irish village of Killala is the only home she has ever known. But her home is being ravaged--first by the devastating Potato Famine of the mid-1800's, then by the merciless absentee landlords who threaten to take over her family's one precious possession--the land. One after another, the fever brought on by the famine claims hr husband, daughter, and closest friends, leaving Nora and her young son Daniel in immeasurable sorrow and poverty
