Author: H.H. Miller
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Self-published
Publish Date: January 2014
Source: HFVBT
What's the Story?:
From Goodreads.com: "The year is 1851 and the Grand Guard is ravaging Mainland. Arrests. Floggings. Swift executions. Twenty-year-old Caris McKay, the beautiful heiress of Oakside Manor, is sent to live with distant relations until the danger has passed. It's no refuge, however, as Lady Granville and her scheming son plot to get their hands on Caris's inheritance with treachery and deceit.
Soon, alarming news arrives that the ruthless Captain James Maldoro has seized Oakside and imprisoned Caris's beloved uncle. And now he's after her.
Caris escapes with the help of Tom Granville, the enigmatic silver-eyed heir of Thornbridge. But when a cryptic note about a hidden fortune launches them on a perilous journey across Mainland, Caris and Tom must rely on wits, courage, and their growing love for each other if they hope to survive.
Filled with adventure, intrigue, and romance, Inscription will transport you to a historically fictional world you'll never want to leave."
My Two Cents:
"Inscription" is a historical fiction tale of love and family. Caris lives with her bachelor uncle and then is whisked away to a remote small town where her uncle hopes that she will be safe. It just means that she is at risk with new issues as there are many scheming to get there hands on her inheritance. A love affair between Caris and the man who saves her in many ways also plays at the center of this book. This is a fast read and will appeal to those that are looking for a little bit of romance with their historical fiction.
This book is very much character driven, which I enjoyed but I wish that we would have gotten a little more insight into the setting and why the fighting was occurring the way that it was. We just really know that it's going on and that it is affecting Caris and her uncle's way of life. The setting is very much background and was a little fuzzy for me. That being said, I really enjoyed reading about the characters in this book. I especially enjoyed reading about Caris, the main character. She was a very interesting heroine for the time period in the book. Her uncle almost treats her more like a son and really raised her to stand on her own two feet. She has education like a son would have and is privy to a lot of things that only men of the time would have been able to be involved in, which I really liked reading about. I liked reading about how she was able to do that in a world where women were still supposed to be delicate little flowers.
I liked the writing of this book overall. I thought that the characters were well written (I really, really liked Tom and Caris). Some of the dialogue was a little shaky at first but really evened out by Part II of the book. I really loved the adventure and romance aspects of the book! This was definitely an entertaining read!
Giveaway:
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The plot appeals to me, even though I prefer longer reads. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI am captivated with this fascinating historical. Thanks for this great giveaway. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
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ReplyDeleteI am also on the #InscriptionTour, and I was a bit surprised by some of your observations!? For me, I felt the dialogue had such a nice pacing to it from start to finish, and as far as the background on why it was all occurring it was revealed quite early-on in a newspaper article about Tom's nemesis's surrogate father. A classic story of what 'begets begets' until someone is strong enough to stop it. I also felt it was a very vivid setting to be placed, but of course each of us who picks up a book is going to interpret it in our own ways,... I was thinking everyone would hug into this one due to the deft way in which it was writ. Hmm,..
I enjoy stories that focus on the characters.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know that I will probably want to do some historical background reading so I can appreciate the setting fully since you've informed me insufficient contextualization is an issue with this book. Thanks!
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