NookAndCanny started reading Lake in the clouds by Sara Donati
![Sara Donati: Lake in the clouds (2002, Bantam Books)](/images/covers/6863719a-4d77-491f-b3c6-d78627c7c8e5.jpeg)
Lake in the clouds by Sara Donati
In her extraordinary novels Into the Wilderness and Dawn on a Distant Shore, award-winning writer Sara Donati deftly captured the …
Interested in historical-based fiction, mythology, SciFi, thriller and sometimes fantasy
This link opens in a pop-up window
In her extraordinary novels Into the Wilderness and Dawn on a Distant Shore, award-winning writer Sara Donati deftly captured the …
In an icy, untamed world of pristine beauty, a husband and wife are torn apart by fate but reunited forever …
Seldom did I read a more boring book than this one. I was having a hard time to get through it, lost the thread more than once and asked myself why I keep on reading it.
Every series has at least one book that is chewy and takes some time to get through. With most of the series I read it was #4 of #5. With this series it was #2 already.
The story dragged on and on an on. I had a hard time to follow the story. And - like the 1st book - the end came too sudden. Sudden because finally the story gained.
I will start #3 and if this book is not catching me I'll sell the series.
It was a nice read and I definitely will read the entire series. But ..
The story went too fast. Introduction of too many characters in the first chapter. The hidden agenda of every character was confusing plus the building up on the bond between Elizabeth and Nathaniel was not enough to get lost in it.
The book ended abruptly. As if the author stopped in the middle of the story to finish it ... and it wasn't even a cliffhanger.
I found it hard to really get sucked in to the story. The series got acclaimed as the legit successor of Outlander. Diana Gabaldon promoted the series. IMHO it might have a third of it.
That said I want to end my feedback for this first book in a positive way. It is a good read and not boring at all. Interesting characters (once you are way in the …
It was a nice read and I definitely will read the entire series. But ..
The story went too fast. Introduction of too many characters in the first chapter. The hidden agenda of every character was confusing plus the building up on the bond between Elizabeth and Nathaniel was not enough to get lost in it.
The book ended abruptly. As if the author stopped in the middle of the story to finish it ... and it wasn't even a cliffhanger.
I found it hard to really get sucked in to the story. The series got acclaimed as the legit successor of Outlander. Diana Gabaldon promoted the series. IMHO it might have a third of it.
That said I want to end my feedback for this first book in a positive way. It is a good read and not boring at all. Interesting characters (once you are way in the book), great stories behind the characters (even if all challenges get solved very smoothly). I did like reading it and am truly curious about the 2nd one.
A schoolmarm leaves England in 1792 to join her father and brother in a mountainous village in upstate New York, …
Content warning Spoiler about the end of the book.
My hope to learn more about Rhett's side of the story was only half fulfilled. Donald McGaig is a wonderful story teller and very knowledgeable when it comes to the civil war. If you are interested it lots of facts about the time, almost listed facts with many names dropped you've found the right novel to learn while reading. The first half was strenuous to read since there were so many names, people, places and constellations to consider. What I missed the most was that the author didn't succeed in creating a story where you bond with at least one the protagonists. In the end it was Belle Watling's death what moved me the most. For me it was a bit disappointing that Rhett himself didn't play the big role I thought he would in this story. However, the extended part of the story, the part after "..and I don't give a damn" propitiated me after reading the ordinary "Rosamunde Pilcher"-like story "Scarlett" by Alexandra Ripley.
The most popular and beloved American historical novel ever written, Gone With the Wind is unparalleled in its portrayal of …
That was a chewy book to read. First, it was hard to read the 1st half of it. Politics, slavery and racism (with all the terms that comes with it) and simply the stupidity of Scarlett. The 2nd half was way better.
On the bright side I learned a lot about American history. Because I didn't know a lot about the American Civil War I read about it before I continued with the book. I felt it's needed to follow the story, to understand when and where the things happened.
As a non-native speaker it was hard to read and understand the dialect the author gave the slaves in her book. Over time it got better, though.
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to …
A story about what makes an empire run is thrilling, although not surprising. Babel is a fantasy novel you can totally apply to the real world. Money, (modern) colonialism and slavery, wars ... all the tools of economic power. I also loved to learn about etymology and language in general. As one who reads a lot and loves to read it doesn't come as a huge surprise that magic lies in words.
The reason for my mediocre rating is the book itself. I like the way she writes but she uses a ton of footnotes. Some of them necessary, most of them not. those would have fitted in one way or another in the text itself. For me, the footnotes hindered the flow of reading so it was really hard - especially in the beginning of the book - to get "into the zone".
Especially the ebook version is awful …
A story about what makes an empire run is thrilling, although not surprising. Babel is a fantasy novel you can totally apply to the real world. Money, (modern) colonialism and slavery, wars ... all the tools of economic power. I also loved to learn about etymology and language in general. As one who reads a lot and loves to read it doesn't come as a huge surprise that magic lies in words.
The reason for my mediocre rating is the book itself. I like the way she writes but she uses a ton of footnotes. Some of them necessary, most of them not. those would have fitted in one way or another in the text itself. For me, the footnotes hindered the flow of reading so it was really hard - especially in the beginning of the book - to get "into the zone".
Especially the ebook version is awful since you are jumping back and forth. For that I preferred the paperback since it made it easier to stick to it.
It's a pity that the book only got interesting during the last third.
A story full of thrill, action, wit and relationships. Enjoyed the dialogues a lot and totally fell in love with Scorpius.
Didn't expect to enjoy reading a playwright that much.
Reading the series again after 25 years made me realise how much I didn't get the first time and how much was altered for the movies.
From all books I liked "The Order of the Phoenix" the least. Not sure why but I thought it quite chewy to read through. Not as gripping or thrilling as the others.
Nonetheless, I love the series. Guess, I will read them again in 20+years or so ;).
and I am really curious about #8 now.
The summer holidays are dragging on and Harry Potter can't wait for the start of the school year. It is …
When the Knight Bus crashes through the darkness and screeches to a halt in front of him, it's the start …
Harry Potter's summer has included the worst birthday ever, doomy warnings from a house-elf called Dobby and rescue from the …