Haley M. (hmills96) reviewed The Daughters of Ireland (aka Daughters of Castle Deverill) (Deverill Chronicles, Bk 2) on + 9 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
At first, I felt like I was missing so many pieces of the puzzle. I jumped right into the deep end of the pool without floaties on. Who is this person, and this person? There is some kind of curse and the castle is doomed? There was a fire and EVERYONE is connected to everyone in some twisted way.
WHAT the WHAT?
Then I realizedâ¦this is the SECOND book in a trilogy. *facepalm*
Sometimes second books can stand aloneâthis one, however, cannot. And there is no indication on the cover that this is part of a trilogy, so I have a feeling a lot of readers are going to end up confused like I was. Once I got into the book and kind of figured out what was going on, it was fine. The story started moving, and the pieces started making sense togetherâI still felt like I was playing catch up the whole time, though.
I think if I started with the first book, I would have liked this a lot more. It's the type of historical fiction I generally enjoyâthe family is large and complicated; the story mostly focuses in one time period, but we do see flashes of the past. I probably won't go back and start over myself, but I do recommend starting at the beginning if this is the type of book that interests you. Don't try to read it by itself, it's too complicated a story and it needs the enrichment from the beginning.
WHAT the WHAT?
Then I realizedâ¦this is the SECOND book in a trilogy. *facepalm*
Sometimes second books can stand aloneâthis one, however, cannot. And there is no indication on the cover that this is part of a trilogy, so I have a feeling a lot of readers are going to end up confused like I was. Once I got into the book and kind of figured out what was going on, it was fine. The story started moving, and the pieces started making sense togetherâI still felt like I was playing catch up the whole time, though.
I think if I started with the first book, I would have liked this a lot more. It's the type of historical fiction I generally enjoyâthe family is large and complicated; the story mostly focuses in one time period, but we do see flashes of the past. I probably won't go back and start over myself, but I do recommend starting at the beginning if this is the type of book that interests you. Don't try to read it by itself, it's too complicated a story and it needs the enrichment from the beginning.
