so-soCool idea for a story, but not the best execution. Switching back and forth between two points of view didn't work for me because both were in 1st person and did not have distinct enough voices. Some things could have been written more clearly, and I'm pretty sure one character was called two different names (or I totally missed something). I love Gwenda Bond's Lois Lane series, but the rest of her books have been kind of meh for me.
pickFascinating story line, a mixture of history and paranormal. Most of this book was a so-so for me until the ending , where it got a lot better! 114 colonists went missing on Roanoke Island centuries ago without a trace, but when 114 people go missing in present day, will they finally find out what happened to the missing colony?
4 ⭐️
ARC received with #netgalley
pickWhat a weird book. It's obvious this is Bond's first book--even revised, there is an unpolished feel that her other books lack. That said, whoa. She takes the story of the Lost Colony and infuses it with sinister magic and deals with the devil. Two modern day teens learn they've inherited that legacy and have to fight to save Roanoke from a long-dead evil.
ARC from #netgalley. Out August 2017 from Capstone.
Lazy Saturday evening at home. I only wish the gas to the fireplace was still on. It's chilly!
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