As a reader, we know how these things turn out and have the perspective of time to influence our opinions. Without going into a political rant, I was particularly fascinated by the slow, steady evolution of these events. Throughout the time, we see her mature as a narrator, and, even more interestingly, watch the slow shifts that went on throughout the world during this tumultuous time period. The book takes place over the course of 2-3 years, leaving us with an 18-year-old Sophie by the end of it. While the first book took place over a few short months, was limited by its location, and was told from the perspective of a much younger character, this story expands itself in every way. But, sprinkled within these more frivolous aspects, was a running commentary on the dramatic, and often tragic, historical happenings of the time. Especially since the ending of the last book left a large, lingering question mark over the future of the FitzOsborne family and their small, island kingdom.ĭriven away from their remote home, this book refocuses the story on more typical, historical fare: debutantes, dinner parties, and their poor Aunt Charlotte’s ever-long struggle to marry off her young charges. Kate and I read the first book in this young adult trilogy, “A Brief History of Montemaray,†for bookclub and as I was more enamored by it than she was, I decided to continue with the trilogy.
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