Helpful Score: 2
WHISKEY ISLAND was the April 2012 pick in my online book club, The Reading Cove. Overall, I enjoyed it, but felt it was a pretty slow build. The story is two-fold. And the modern-day story involving the Donaghue sisters, Megan, Casey and Peggy, wasn't as interesting for me as the 19th century story of their ancestors. Lena Tierney and the struggles she endured as a poor Irish immigrant was captivating, and I found that I balked when the story switched back to the modern-day plot.
Things really pick up in the final third and I couldn't put it down at that point. So I'm torn between a B- and a C+ on this one. I felt the writing was much stronger in the 1800's storyline so there should've been more of it. :)
I do own the sequel, THE PARTING GLASS, and I'll read it at some point, but for now, I'm not rushing to pick it up.
Things really pick up in the final third and I couldn't put it down at that point. So I'm torn between a B- and a C+ on this one. I felt the writing was much stronger in the 1800's storyline so there should've been more of it. :)
I do own the sequel, THE PARTING GLASS, and I'll read it at some point, but for now, I'm not rushing to pick it up.
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