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A review by lissielove
By Winter's Light by Stephanie Laurens
2.0
So the only reason I bumped this up from one star to two stars was that I enjoyed the potential storylines of the book.
I know Ms. Laurens intended this book to serve as a bridge between the older generation and their children, but I don't think this was a great introduction to the lower children. I honestly don't think they were given enough individuality to warrant there being a cast of more than forty in this book (our six original couples, each with four or five children, so my numbers might be off, plus their governesses, tutors, servants--my God.) This book needed an editor something fierce.
And while I'm looking forward to Lucilla and Marcus's books later this year, I skipped the majority of their story in this book because it dragged on and on and on. I completely understand that I was supposed to be introduced to the connection between Lucilla and Thomas, but it was completely lost in a sea of characters I couldn't keep straight.
So even though this book was a complete mess, why am I still bumping it up a star? Daniel and Claire were engaging characters when they were given page time--I would have loved to see more development for them, and save the development of the individual children for their books.
An interesting effort as a bridge book but it mostly fails.
I know Ms. Laurens intended this book to serve as a bridge between the older generation and their children, but I don't think this was a great introduction to the lower children. I honestly don't think they were given enough individuality to warrant there being a cast of more than forty in this book (our six original couples, each with four or five children, so my numbers might be off, plus their governesses, tutors, servants--my God.) This book needed an editor something fierce.
And while I'm looking forward to Lucilla and Marcus's books later this year, I skipped the majority of their story in this book because it dragged on and on and on. I completely understand that I was supposed to be introduced to the connection between Lucilla and Thomas, but it was completely lost in a sea of characters I couldn't keep straight.
So even though this book was a complete mess, why am I still bumping it up a star? Daniel and Claire were engaging characters when they were given page time--I would have loved to see more development for them, and save the development of the individual children for their books.
An interesting effort as a bridge book but it mostly fails.