The Sisters of Sea View - (On Devonshire Shores) by Julie Klassen (Paperback)
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4 out of 5 stars
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7 April, 2024
Charming, slow-paced story
This book is like a slow promenade down the beach; unhurried, reflective, and soothing somehow. It is at once engaging and tender, and is a storytelling style reminiscent of classic books. 📚 This book follows four sisters, Sarah, Emily, Viola, and Georgiana, as well as their mother. It talks about their reduced circumstances and how they have to figure out how to survive. They decide to turn their home into a boarding house of sorts, and Sea View is born. 📚 This book primarily follows Sarah and Viola, as they each try to figure out what their hearts wants. Viola especially goes through so much growth in this one, and I loved watching her confidence blossom, and her belief in her inherent goodness. I felt that Julie handled so well the situation with the Major and Viola, and their respective scars and the injuries that led to said scarring. And I loved how they taught each other just by being themselves around one another. It’s the sweetest story. I also loved the research Julie has clearly done into cleft palate/lip, and how it was treated and perceived during these times. It was so well done and such a good reminder that people are so much more than what has happened to them. 📚 I absolutely loved the elements each of the side characters brought to this story. They made me smile and added such a fun component to the overall book! 📚 I felt like Julie masterfully balanced heartache and hope, grief and gladness, friendship and love. It’s a wonderful story.
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30 March, 2023
fun Regency romance
"A solitary soul can do little. But together...what lasting beauty we create." It's been a while since I've indulged in a Julie Klassen book and I'm so happy that I did. This book starts a new series on the Devonshire Shores and I thoroughly enjoyed being transported to this 1819 coastal town of Sidmouth. I learned a good deal about the trending medical theories on benefits of sea-bathing and how it was actually done. There are many characters to sort through since it is the first book of the series but the characters were all unique and felt like long-time friends by the end of the book. The four Summers sisters are truly delightful. Sarah, Emily, Viola, and Georgiana are very different yet connected by sisterly love and loyalty. Sarah's commitment to family and Georgiana's tender sweetness were heart-warming. Emily's disappointments and Viola's bitterness and angst were heart-breaking but their triumph over these obstacles was gratifying. I loved getting to know the Henshall family and the Hutton family and hope to see more of them in future books of the series. Of course, as in most Regency novels, there is a swirl of secrets and a natural disaster of sorts; these plot twists work to bring the sisters, guests, and townspeople closer together. The guests at Sea View are quite entertaining and you'll feel like you've gone on a holiday by the sea as you mingle with this eclectic group. I received the book from the publisher via LibraryThing and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are my own.