The Wilding Sisters had a lot of promise. The first fifty or so pages had a lot of promise. But then it seemed to drag. Two different time lines, which seems to be the 'thing' in so many novels now, is just 'ok' in this one. Not the worst book I've ever read, but not in the top 100, either.
This is the third Eve Chase book I've read and it will be the last. A friend, apparently an Eve Chase fan, loaned me these books. The first book I read was "The Daughters of Foxcote Manor" which I gave four stars; the next was "Black Rabbit Hall" which I gave three stars. I'm giving "The Wildling Sisters" only one star. Each of these books has the same forumula: jumping between the "present" and 30-50 years earlier. All involve an old crumbling estate out in the British countryside; and all have a dark secret from the past. The author often gives very detailed descriptions of things, which becomes annoying. She also writes both time frames in the present tense.
This particular book was somewhat confusing. POSSIBLE SPOILERS: There is a reference or two to a downed German pilot. Early on in the "past" telling, the sisters are dragging a body, which I initially thought was the German pilot. The main characters--Jessie, Bella, Will, Romy--in the "present" story are unlikeable (except Romy who is a toddler). Jessie, second wife to widow Will, is insecure and tries too hard; Bella, Will's teenage daughter with his first wife, is sullen and rude (understandable to a point); and Will seems to coddle Bella too much. At the end when the truth of the mystery is revealed, suddenly all the problems among Will, Jessie, and Bella are magically gone. END OF SPOILERS
This particular book was somewhat confusing. POSSIBLE SPOILERS: There is a reference or two to a downed German pilot. Early on in the "past" telling, the sisters are dragging a body, which I initially thought was the German pilot. The main characters--Jessie, Bella, Will, Romy--in the "present" story are unlikeable (except Romy who is a toddler). Jessie, second wife to widow Will, is insecure and tries too hard; Bella, Will's teenage daughter with his first wife, is sullen and rude (understandable to a point); and Will seems to coddle Bella too much. At the end when the truth of the mystery is revealed, suddenly all the problems among Will, Jessie, and Bella are magically gone. END OF SPOILERS
