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I gravitated towards this book bc I love stories about old homes & digging up the past. This book definitely had that and possibly too much more. I enjoyed the last 30% of the book but almost bailed a couple times before I got to that point. They are so many things happening with these characters that it took away from the storyline that drew me to the book in the first place.

I won‘t disclose my #buzzword because it‘s SECRET !😃🤭🤫

I#buzzwordbookathon

I finished this one late last night. A parallel time mystery, with the historical part set during the clearances in the Hebrides. I loved that part of the story, especially the way it ended. The modern story was good as well, though bittersweet. I became more engrossed in both tales as the book progressed. Thumbs up! #24B4Monday

I love this challenge! @Andrew65

Just started this one; I‘m dipping into books today to see which one sticks. And I found blooms in my garden. Finally!

This is Harris, Outer Hebrides, where this book is set - who knew it looked like the Caribbean? (Not my image.) It's a really well written & solidly entertaining read with interlinking stories that are both equally engaging. I include the above photo as the location is so vividly rendered by author that I was obliged to research it. The use of the myths of mermaids & selkies is nicely done and adds to the authentic feel of the story.

Started this one this morning & looking forward to getting properly stuck into it this evening. Ghosts, mermaids, selkies ... so far, so promising!

🌍 The Sea House - The atmospheric writing made me want to go to Hebrides Islands of Scotland 🏞

🌍 Angkor Wat, Cambodia - The architecture & decoration were outstanding; and the view was breathtaking. I watched sunrise there! 🌄

🌍 Scotland, Japan, Cambodia (again) & New Zealand 🗻⛰🏞

🌍 Both and trains too 🚂🚄🚗🛫🚘

🌍 Ice cream - Vanilla & pistachio 🍧

🌟Shoutout to @JoScho for this! Argh, now I think I need a vacation! 🌟

#vacation

Can‘t think of a nicer #place than that to read a good book! #30daysofreadathon

Situated along the coast of a Hebridean island, this book has a sweepingly magnificent setting, which easily sets up the story to be quite beautiful. #RockinMay #HomeByTheSea

Maybe you already know this or I'm about to divulge a BIG secret (which part of me says, in a voice worthy of Gollum, my precious do not tell them!), but I love finding books at Dollar Tree. I kid you not Freddy and I run to the book section and, on hands and knees, sort through them like children at a toy store. Sometimes I want to arrange them even 😂. These are my finds for today! The left is about SELKIES 😍. #bookhaul #bargains #secrets

Well written atmospheric novel in the setting of Hebrides Islands, Scotland, and it's a dual timeline story narrating between 1860s and 1992. Main plot is about how Ruth and Michael purchased a sea house and they discovered a baby coffin with fused legs underneath the floorboards. It's an ok read for me because the story was slow and dull at times, and the connection between the two timeline was lacking.
#putdownablebook #atmospheric #scotland

#somethingforsept #septemberphotochallenge #day20 #bookssetbythesea These are the books that come to mind when I think sea. Maybe it's because my idea of the sea is stormy waves crashing against cliffs and rain thunder & lightning over a grey beach instead of blue skies sand & surfers. I'm not much of a summer person, I definitely live in the wrong country! Even the one set in Australia is on a Tasmanian island, just as stormy as the U.K.