Between the Sound and Sea // Book Review

 

About the Book:

Every family has its secrets. Josephina Harris wouldn't mind if her family still had a few of their own after a lawsuit tarnishes their name. When an opportunity opens to become a temporary keeper of a decommissioned lighthouse on a North Carolina island, she jumps at the chance to escape her small town to oversee its restoration.

As the work begins, "Joey" discovers strange notes tucked deep in the crevices of the old stone walls--pages torn from a lighthouse keeper's log signed by someone named Mae who recounts harrowing rescues at sea. Fascinated by a woman lighthouse keeper, Joey digs into the past only to discover there's never been a record of a lighthouse keeper by that name.

When things start to go amiss on the island, locals are convinced that it is the ghost of the lighthouse keeper and his daughter who were lost at sea during World War II. As Joey sifts through decades of rumors and legends and puts together the pieces of the past, what emerges is a love story--one that's not over yet.

My Review:

I have been eagerly awaiting the release of Between the Sound and Sea. When I first heard about this book the title made me want to read it because to be between the sound and sea is really a lovely place to be. I was hoping it would be set in the Outer Banks and it was! A good chunk of the story is set on Ocracoke Island and there’s also a fictional island and lighthouse that plays a big role in the story. Even though Bleakpoint Island and lighthouse are fictional, Amanda Cox did a great job of bringing it to life and I could easily imagine it was real.

The main character Joey was great. She was likable and I loved seeing her grow as a person. Finn took a little bit to grow on me but once he did I enjoyed reading more about him. 

I enjoyed seeing the love story unfold!

Walt was a great character too! He was a sweet guy.

The story has a bit of a mystery to it and while I didn’t know that going into the story it was most definitely a pleasant surprise. 

I’m so glad I read this book! (Although now I desperately want a beach vacation, more so than I already did.😉)

**Thank you Revell for the book in exchange for my honest review

Into the Starlight // Book Review

 

About the Book:

After more than a year in Europe, Joanna Vaughn returns to Sweetwater Crossing, her dreams of becoming a concert pianist shattered. As if that weren't enough, her husband, whom she married after a whirlwind courtship, has died. The only thing sustaining her on the journey back to Texas was the thought of her childhood home. But to Joanna's dismay, she's changed so much that the place she once loved no longer feels like home.

 

After his fiancée married his partner and both blamed him for a patient's death, Dr. Burke Finley believes it's time for a change. A quick trip with his almost-aunt Della Samuels to Sweetwater Crossing turns into an extended stay to discover what happened to his uncle and her would-be husband. But the beautiful and musical Joanna makes it more than bearable.

 

As the two join forces to help Della, there is no denying the attraction felt on both sides. But ghosts from the past are coming to call--and threatening to destroy any chance at happily-ever-after.

 

My Review:

Into the Starlight is the last book in the Sweetwater Crossing series by Amanda Cabot. Joanna and Burke were both good characters. It was nice getting to meet them and see characters from the previous books in the series. I would have to say though that this book is my least favorite of the Sweetwater Crossing series. I had a harder time getting into it. I did not like some stuff that happened towards the end of the book. This book had a bit of a mystery to it like the others in the series. Overall it was pretty good just not a favorite.

**Thank you Revell for the book in exchange for my honest review