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A review by krisrid
Whispering Twilight by Melissa McShane
4.0
I really enjoy Melissa McShane's books, and her Extraordinaries series is one of my favourites. I very much enjoyed this installment.
I love the world of the Extraordinary talents, and the juxtaposition of that with the 18th Century Britain we all know. It works surprisingly well and allows for the clash of magic and manners.
McShane also has a wonderful way of writing strong female characters who also have flaws, doubts and who make bad decisions on their way to the requisite happily-ever-after. I always connect easily to her characters, and like them immensely, and Bess was no different. Her disability doesn't stop her from being intelligent, resourceful and strong.
The plots McShane comes up with are always clever, creative and suspensful, with plenty of obstacles for her characters to overcome and this book didn't deviate from that.
My one quibble with this - and it is a minor one - is that sections of the book were in Spanish, and I disliked not understanding what was going on. I wish that all the sections with foreign languages were explained to the reader, but as I say a minor objection.
Overall, I love the Extraordinary books and will continue reading them as long as McShane writes them!
I love the world of the Extraordinary talents, and the juxtaposition of that with the 18th Century Britain we all know. It works surprisingly well and allows for the clash of magic and manners.
McShane also has a wonderful way of writing strong female characters who also have flaws, doubts and who make bad decisions on their way to the requisite happily-ever-after. I always connect easily to her characters, and like them immensely, and Bess was no different. Her disability doesn't stop her from being intelligent, resourceful and strong.
The plots McShane comes up with are always clever, creative and suspensful, with plenty of obstacles for her characters to overcome and this book didn't deviate from that.
My one quibble with this - and it is a minor one - is that sections of the book were in Spanish, and I disliked not understanding what was going on. I wish that all the sections with foreign languages were explained to the reader, but as I say a minor objection.
Overall, I love the Extraordinary books and will continue reading them as long as McShane writes them!