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Today‘s Prompt: RAIN

HISTORICAL FICTION - MYSTERY

It always rains in Scotland. 😊

A very captivating read. The detailed, marvelous descriptions of the life and the setting are wonderful. You could just feel yourself at the social gatherings, feel the RAIN, feel the tension between characters, and feel the dreariness of the landscape.

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Prompt: RAIN

HISTORICAL FICTION - MYSTERY

It always rains in Scotland. 😊

A very captivating read.

The detailed, marvelous descriptions of the life and the setting are wonderful.

You could just feel yourself at the social gatherings, feel the RAIN, feel the tension between characters, and feel the dreariness of the landscape.

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Want to read 2 more chapters of Jezebel, catch up reading Plato, on p. 210 of Black Cake - keep reading, House Between the Tides, & Listen to Holdout. Really enjoying Black Cake, so plan to finish if possible. #goldenagecrimeclub #adventuresinphilosophy #deadphilosopherssociety #literarycrew #kindle #audible

When Hetty‘s grandmother dies she inherits Muirlan House, located in Scotland‘s Outer Hebrides. She quickly comes up with grand plans for the property. But when 100 year old human remains are found in the house and the house‘s deteriorated condition means spending millions, plans change. Who was buried under the floorboards, and why? Told in 2 timelines, this seemed a bit long.

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Today‘s Prompt: MINDFUL

The characters themselves were interesting because of the jobs they had on the estate in 1910 and present-day Hetty who really had no clue how to live in this remote area with peat as the heating source, the constant rain, and having to be MINDFUL of the tides.

LOVED THIS BOOK!!

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/y3j72hf7

Hetty Deveraux discovers the century-old remains of a murder victim on her family‘s Scottish estate. She intends to renovate the house into a hotel but she knows this person did not die a natural death. The story flips back to 1910 when her distant relative, Theo Blake, lived there with his new bride, Beatrice. Hetty uncovers secrets that still reverberate through the small island community & will lead her to the identity of the long-hidden body.

I loved the idea of this book: a woman inherits an ancestral home in Scotland‘s Outer Hebrides and discovers human bones. Then the book primarily focuses on the historic story, which is primarily pointless melodrama. By the end, I didn‘t care who had died or about the “shocking” revelations. So disappointing.

2nd book I've read by this author. Hetty has inherited an estate in the Outer Hebrides from her last living relative. She has inherited the house where the eccentric painter (and a distant relative) Theo Blake When she arrives to hopefully renovate the house, she finds it crumbling and old bones in a corner of the foundation. The story goes back and forth between 1911 and the present. And Hetty has to decide ⬇️

FEATURING: THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES by Sarah Maine

If you enjoy traveling back and forth in time, mysteries, finding old letters, love affairs, and figuring out family connections, you will love THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES.

FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/y2w7b9cg

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Atmospheric story of love and betrayal set in the Scottish islands. Two time period converge & follow the story of Beatrice in 1910 and Hetty in 2010. Hetty has inherited a dilapidated mansion where Beatrice once lived and where a skeleton had just been found & attempts to solve the mystery.

A little afternoon reading break in my yard

It is so peaceful this morning. There are few things I enjoy more than having my morning coffee while reading on the patio. Hoping to catch a visit from the hummingbirds while I finish the tagged book. 40 pages left and I‘m still not sure how this will end.

Ready for May #bookspin. I can‘t wait to see how many I can check off this month.

My #triplespin book pick. I am enjoying it so far. I am almost halfway through, but not bad considering it has been hard to concentrate on books lately. Finalizing my list for May now!

YES!!! Already got the tagged book! Yay for husband!

At first the multiple narratives weren't working for me but close to the 80% mark, things really began to click & pick up. The ending definitely made this one a pick from me. I look forward to reading Maine's 'Women of the Dunes' next

This little discovery on the bus journey in to work sparked a little joy this morning! I found this book in perfect condition with beautiful magenta edges in a charity shop this weekend. And now I've discovered it's signed! 😊

I have just finished the much feted novel The House Between the Tides by Sarah Maine. It was an interesting story that held my interest. It tells the story of a house and estate on a remote Scottish island and the families living in it and affected by it. However the story did jump back and forth in time and it was confusing to have many characters with similar names. The conclusion was rather predictable.

It took me a little while to get into, but it was a good read overall. The mystery about the bones really kept my attention!

12.4.18: It‘s been awhile since I‘ve finished a book and I‘m nearing the end of this one!

11.27.18: Rainy day reading☺️

I love books that go back and forth between the past and present, and this one was a lovely, atmospheric story about a house, a remote island, and the intertwined fates of the families who live there. I will very likely read more of this author in the future. Also, I already wanted to visit the Outer Hebrides, and this book only increased my interest!

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A beautiful blue cover and a GREAT book.

Join in with your BLUE cover if you like.

THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES is a very captivating read. The detailed, marvelous descriptions of the life and the setting are wonderful.

Really enjoyed it.

Ms. Maine‘s newest book, WOMEN OF THE DUNES, is just as good.

ENJOY if you read the books.

https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-house-between-tides-by-sarah-maine...

Although I loved the setting and the multiple storylines over time, and it was a good mystery, this book just didn‘t top meh. I think it‘s that the modern storyline was repetitive and predictable, and the character was one dimensional. The back story was way better. Just ok. Read Kate Morton instead.

I found this at my indie bookstore, tucked amongst the used books. It sounds just up my alley, but I have the strangest de ja vu about it. I checked all my kindle books and I know I don‘t have it on my shelves... 🤷🏻‍♀️ Does this happen to anyone else?

Have any of you read this?? I‘ve never heard of it, but the blurb intrigues me. #behindthescenesatbookmans

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TODAY‘S PROMPT: INHERITANCE

LOVED this book - THE HOUSE BETWEEN TIDES

“Theo and Beatrice Blake didn't do too much to make Muirlan House a home​ so when Hetty arrived to see her inheritance many years​ later​, she was taken by surprise to see it in ruins and more surprised to find bones buried under the rotting floorboards.”

https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2016/08/the-house-between-tides-by-sarah-maine...

'White sand, shallow water, and clear blue skies created s spectrum of shades, dark turquoise and aqua blue blending with chalky pastels.'
These descriptions 😍💙

I guess I really did chose this book based entirely on its intriguing cover and title. I want to know who lives in that house 🙄. #Judgedbyitscover #Marchintoreading

I am so unbelievably in love with this book. A quiet mystery and a sweet love story mixed with Scottish history and landscape. Maine did a wonderful job conveying her love for this part of the Scottish Isles and left me missing Scotland more than ever.

Finishing up this lovely book and exulting in my team's win last night, but in more important news, I need a recommendation from a #librarian for the #popsugarchallenge! Help, Littens!

An atmospheric, slow-burner of a Gothic read full of history, romance, and a mystery that spans several decades. The setting is so beautifully described that I felt myself experiencing the sounds and smells of Scotland‘s Outer Hebrides alongside the protagonist. My only complaint was that I was sometimes confused by all the characters (past and present) and their relationship to each other.

Opened my #secretsanta from @Sonia_C this morning- thank you! So many goodies...yummy smelling lavender soap, cute puppy stickies, a bookmark and Starbucks Via! (That's going to be great for my morning commute!) And of course the main event, a book from my TBR! I can't wait to read it...it's set in Scotland, which is probably one of my favorite places to read about! Thanks for setting this all up, @the_alternate_ending_library

Up next on this night/morning of insomniac speed reading is this beautiful book set in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland. Hetty Deveraux leaves London behind to live in and renovate her ancestral home in Scotland, but the discovery of human remains brings everything to a halt. No one knows who the body is but it definitely did not die of natural causes. Perfect book for the windy October night just outside my window.

Comparisons to Daphne du Maurier and Kate Morton? Yes, please!!

My tbr jenga piles are growing in size not reducing, I'm gonna run out of floor space before I run out of books that need buying. I swear, I'll have to live to 120 just to finish the ones I already have, let alone all the pretty pretty books that keep being released every week. And the hubby has promised to take me in to the city to go to Kinokuniya, Abbeys, Elizabeth's, BetterReadThanDead, Berkelouw & Sappho Bookshops. Here comes bankruptcy!💸

This book started really slow, but I kept with it because of the great atmosphere. I'm glad I did, because the pace picked up about halfway through, and I was rewarded with a rich historical mystery with lush details. Definitely recommended if you're in the mood for a slow-burn story.

This atmospheric, dual-time story has completely captured me. I'm about halfway now (distracted by the Olympics)

Hahahahaha. So true. Ask me how I know. Already loving this book and planning my Scotland vacation.

August books on my eReader. I think this is going to be the first I read. As in today. Outer Hebrides mystery.

Debut novelist Sarah Maine delivers a well-plotted mystery that blends the past with the present of an old mansion in Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Full review in Shelf Awareness: http://www.shelf-awareness.com/readers-issue.html?issue=529#m...

The House Between Tides by Sarah Maine is about an old house & its secrets. The premise & structure remind me of Kate Morton's books and Natasha Solomons' The Song of Hartgrove Hall. I love the atmospheric setting and the descriptions of the nature; I just find myself less engaged in the story.

Read this in one sitting on a long flight; the perfect story to fall into wholly and completely. Maine builds up the harsh beauty of this Scottish Isle so perfectly that I almost forgot I was still flying (but for the kid behind me kicking my seat...).

An attention capturing Gothic tale of a crumbling Scottish manor inherited by Hetty Devareaux. The discovery of a century old corpse adds a layer to the mystery of who her ancestors were and their connection to the land. Full review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1599163900.