If you like Outlander, you simply must read this. This book needs more praise than it’s getting, and the audiobook performance was phenomenal.

Not to mention how sweet Owen’s character was and how much his childish whimsy clenched my heart with the fear of his looming loss of innocence. I really wanted the best for Anne and Thomas, making the story lovable and enthralling. There is something soothingly poetic about the whole narrative that makes me feel fierce love for the characters. This is most likely going to be my favourite read this year, and certainly within my all-time top-ten. To find out more about Amy, visit her at. I cried my way through the final chapters of this book and felt so profoundly moved by the beauty of the writing. Her historical novels, inspirational romances, and young adult fantasy books are now being published internationally. If you have an interest in Irish history, reading this was immensely satisfying for getting an easy-to-understand breakdown of the events. It was so stressful, as the reader, following Anne into this wholly foreign time compared to 2001, as she not only navigated its alien ways but the constant threat of turmoil civil war brings. I loved diving head-first into the turmoil of this politically fraught era of Ireland, as it fought for its independence. That, and the way the author captures the fiery spirit of the Irish people was so real. For me, perhaps the reason I fell so utterly in love with this book was because I have family in so many of the places this takes place in, and the way Anne slowly falls head over heels for the country was so relatable to my own experience.

This made me homesick for Ireland in a way I’ve never been before.

This is full of twists and love, and I couldn’t get enough. She’s the spitting image of her great grandmother and people believe her to be so, except her great grandmother disappeared – presumed dead – in 1916. We follow the main character back in time, in a very Outlander-esque way, to 1921 Ireland. Pages: 411 (paperback) Content warning (click to see) Genre: Historical Fiction (+ time travel)

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