It's always my feeling that if the big mystery is "which one is the right one" then I don't get much emotional satisfaction from the HEA anyway. It's one of those where there are more than one prospective love interest and you don't know which one is "the one" until almost the very end. I enjoyed it, quite a bit, but the romance, such as it was, was unsatisfying to me. Just finished reading Sharon Shinn's latest.
Reasons to Read: Summers at Castle Auburn by Sharo.A billion thanks to Jamie for her review, because without it, I never would have decided to pick up a paperback of this book in the first place. Why have I spent so much of my life not reading Sharon Shinn when I could have been reading Sharon Shinn? Bad Gillian. I want to stand on rooftops (really short rooftops, because I'm petrified of heights) and bellow at all and sundry to pick up this delight of a novel.
Things like: this book made me happy on a soul-deep level. Things like: an engaging and full fantasy novel that's really, actually all about growing up, learning the truth, and becoming your own person. Things like: a slow burn ship of adorableness and dreams. Things like: princes and plots and courtly intrigue. Things like: a fantastic, steadfast, and sweet sisterly relationship. Things like: a bright, sparkling, incorrigible heroine who spreads life wherever she goes (oh, and is a healer/herb witch). But now that she is a young woman, she begins to see the dark side of this magical place.Ĭlearly, back in the day, the magical elves who wrote blurb-y synopsis type things were a lot more spare and didn't know to include all the delicious bits that will and should entice you to read the sumptuous, magical Summers at Castle Auburn. Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes and Noble | The Book DepositoryĪs a child, Coriel Halsing spent many glorious summers at Castle Auburn with her half-sister-and fell in love with a handsome prince who could never be hers.
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