Reviews

Daughter of the Shadows by Kerry Chaput, Kerry Chaput

danireads1225's review

4.0

This is the second book, and was even e better than the first!! In this book, Isabelle is married to James Beaumont. She uses her marriage to hide in the shadows and listen to what is happening. She then uses that information to her advantage.

Full of mystery and intrigue, I cannot wait for book 3!!

librarygirlreads's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

thepolishedbibliophile's review

adventurous emotional medium-paced

4.0

"Daughter of the Shadows" takes readers on a journey back in time to the 1600's in Quebec.  Isabelle is a strong female character, who fights for what is right and to protect the Huguenots.     Isabelle demonstrates cunningness and authority at different stages of her story, while following the wisdom of a close friend and she fights the King of France. This book  highlights a time of history that I have not read much of.  Thank you Kerry Chaput and Kate Rock Book Tours for an advanced copy!  All thoughts and opinions are my own!

maryharker's review

adventurous inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

chelz286's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This series is so good! Continuing to follow the character of Isabelle who had been a part of the Daughters of the King, and was sent to Canada to start a new life as a Catholic and to find a husband is finding it harder and harder to live her double life. Once a Protestant, and always will be, she has learned to keep parts of herself hidden from her husband but she is not the only one with secrets. 

With her secrets, life, and the lives of others on the line she makes a commitment she never wanted to make but when it comes down to life or death, Isabelle has to give a little to receive a little. Finding out the truth of her husband and his entanglement with the LaMarche's, she has no choice but to head back to France to save an old friend as well as to stop even more downfall of her people, their history and dignity. With the help of an unexpected friend and an old flame, Isabelle heads into the underground of France and risks everything to change the lives of others. I just love this series. I don't feel that you need to read book one to read this one, but you will have a lot more background information on Isabelle's past. 

Thank you to Suzy Approved Book Tours for the invite and to the author for sending me a free copy of her book. I am excited to see where Isabelle or Charolette's story goes next. This review is of my own opinion and accord. 

dwkiley's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

4.25

amywrites's review

3.0

 This is the second book in a series and I really loved the first. It really detailed the suffering that the Huguenots where put through by the French monarchy and Catholic church. From the very start, Isabelle is a very strong young woman - and that carries over into this book as she learns to fight from Naria, a Huron woman.

I felt this book was very dialogue heavy and lacked some of the charm of description of the first book. It didn't grip me as much, but I loved seeing the characters we got to know previous (ohh, Kerry Chaput is good at writing villains that stick with you!)

I'm interested in seeing where the third book goes now that the characters have so much more on the line.

[Thank you to the lovely author for an ARC of this title]