Werde The Last Witch of Scotland von Philip Paris lesen, das von der letzten Hexe handelt, die in Schottland hingerichtet wurde.
Hat es schon jemand gelesen?
Hi Meggie
I was abroad for several months and only now I see your post: what a great idea! Please, would you put me on the list? Private messsage follows. Thanks a lot.
Mary Poppins
My first impression got confirmed through the book: (very!) light reading, little depth, a string of clichés… No, I would not buy it and I am not sure I would like to read more from the same author and I hope I am not being unfair, but with all the really good books out there that I will never be able to read simply because they are too many, I wouldn’t like to waste my time on another one like this.
As said previously, the characters lack depth except for June and Nina, they seem to live artificial lives in an artificial setting (but then maybe this is just me as I have no experience with the glitter world of Malibu ;-)…) and there as every turn seems to be predictable, there is no tension in the narrative. I like the two timelines and as said, the switching from one to the other works well, but while the timeline of the party day develops very slowly, it suddenly takes up a pace that is not justified by the events reported: I got the impression that the author herself got a bit bored with the story and wanted it to come to an end quickly. The new potential sister suddleny appearing and Mick neither knowing nor wondering or caring whether she could be his child or not but Nina taking her on as one more of them without questions asked is just slightly less kitsch than the reaction June had to baby Hud: sorry, but I simply do not buy that a woman who discovers her husband has cheated on her and sired a child has no other reaction than to melt at the sight of precisely that baby….. What about a bit of rage and resentment?
The finale with Nina off to Madeira sticks out like a sore thumb as nothing in the book pointed at her even considering a major change in her life, despite not being fully satisfied.
I liked the end with the fire and wondered whether this book should have burned with the house as well….
Dear Fanny and all
I usually do not give much thought to the cover of a book and would not have noticed it if you hadn’t asked. Yes, I like it, I agree that it gives a nice summer feeling and definitely goes with Malibu, surfing and the beach.
I always enjoy books with different timelines in the same story and am happy with this in this book as well: the passage from one period to the next are smooth but a cliffhanger on and off would provide a little bit more tension.
I do not have any particular feeling towards Mick Riva, he seems a typical male of his time, so no surprises there ;-)!
I like June a lot in her naiveté and freshness. The siblings are all different, I agree, but while Nina is portrayed with a certain depth, I miss this in her siblings…. maybe the author will make up for this later.
Hi everyone!
Found the book in my mailbox when I got back from a holiday in high altitude and reading about surfing and Malibu after 10 days above 3000m was quite a change
I have read loads of books in English but none by this author. At the beginning I was a bit irritated by the string of stereotypes but I guess that by page 150 I got used to it. So far my impression is that it is the perfect book for light reading at the beach, but I am not sure I would have picked it had I seen it in the store - therefore a wonderful opportunity for something different.