The Light Between Oceans

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This is a very exciting post! You'll find out why if you keep reading...

Next up I read The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman. It happened to line up with one of my Goodreads book clubs.

After four harrowing years on the Western Front, Tom Sherbourne returns to Australia and takes a job as the lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, nearly half a day’s journey from the coast. To this isolated island, where the supply boat comes once a season, Tom brings a young, bold, and loving wife, Isabel.  Years later, after two miscarriages and one stillbirth, the grieving Isabel hears a baby’s cries on the wind. A boat has washed up onshore carrying a dead man and a living baby. Tom, who keeps meticulous records and whose moral principles have withstood a horrific war, wants to report the man and infant immediately. But Isabel insists the baby is a “gift from God,” and against Tom’s judgment, they claim her as their own and name her Lucy. When she is two, Tom and Isabel return to the mainland and are reminded that there are other people in the world. Their choice has devastated one of them.

So here comes the exciting part...

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Light Between Oceans (The)

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Happiness Project (The)

Angel in a Fur Coat

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Two Towers (The)

Self-inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation

I finished my first animal!!! So on Friday expect a post all about elephants!

This book starts in the middle of the story in the prologue and then moves into the past. It soon catches up to the scene that was in the prologue. The main point of this scene is to catch the reader's attention and it did (at least for me). It could be a little confusing though because it jumps around in time, but I think Stedman made it clear enough that the reader would understand, unless they weren't paying attention. This book taught me a lot about lighthouses, which was a little bit boring...not going to lie. There were little details in the book that weren't followed up on and weren't brought up again but should have been. Also, the little girl in the book didn't match her age. She usually acted way beyond her age and being on an island with only your mom and dad, you're not going to develop skills that quickly. I liked how this book was broken down into more than just chapters. It was broken down into nice easy quick sections. The story was great and the characters were well developed. You could feel the emotions pouring off the characters. I gave it a 4 out of 5 stars.

Happy reading!

Mackenzie