Island in the Sun opening lines: Cass had been travelling all day. There had been an early morning flight from Bristol to Glasgow, two long bus journeys, a largish ferry and now this tiny ferry that took a dozen card at best.
My blurb:
Cass has feels a lot of pressure on her to be something more. But she does not have the words, or the temerity to say what exactly it is she wants to do. So when her father tasks her with flying to Dominica and taking just one photograph she says yes. Even though photography is not her passion, she feels she owes it to her father. Can she find her true passion and will falling in love hinder or help her on this journey?
Island in the Sun
When Cass is asked by her father to take on an unusual photography project in the Caribbean Island of Dominica, she really can’t see a reason to say no.But the remote island has just been hit by a severe hurricane, leaving destruction in its wake. Cass is travelling with Ranulph who is searching for the rare stone carvings her father wants her to photograph.Their hunt leads Cass down a path of bravery and self-discovery, and she soon falls for Ranulph, who has been by her side every step of the way.But does he feel the same way about her?
My verdict:
I am usually a huge Katie Fforde fan when I want something light to read. And whereas this book was light enough, it was just not well written. I felt that the writing was somewhat immature, and did not flow. Unless you can overlook the writing style, this is an easy read, where love wins!
Read an extract:
Cass had been travelling all day. There had been an early morning flight from Bristol to Glasgow, two long bus journeys, a largish ferry and now this tiny ferry that took a dozen cars at best. She was nearly there.
Cass hadn’t seen her father since he’d moved to the remote Scottish island she could see across the sea loch; she had deemed it just too difficult to get to. But she had loved this journey. The scenery was spectacular and her bus trips had given her a chance for a nap after her very early start. She had also managed to FaceTime her best friend, who was studying in Spain. It had been lovely to catch up with Rosa and try to show her how beautiful Scotland was on an unusually sunny day.
Publishing information:
Penguin Random House South Africa sent me this novel to review.
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- 2016: Bone Broth
- 2015: Potato And Anchovy Salad
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- 2013: Smoking For The I Made It Challenge
- 2012: Food Quiz Number 27 For A Friday
- 2011: Crayfish Curry
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Hi Tandy, I’ve read Katy Fford before. It’s a shame about the quality of the writing maybe she’s using ghost writers now.
It really felt like it with this book!