♡ Thank you for the free book, St. Martin’s Press.
Synopsis
2019: Lucy awakens in her ex-lover’s room in the middle of the night with her hands around his throat. Horrified, she flees to her sister’s house on the coast of New South Wales hoping Jess can help explain the vivid dreams that preceded the attack—but her sister is missing. As Lucy waits for her return, she starts to unearth strange rumors about Jess’s town—tales of numerous missing men, spread over decades. A baby abandoned in a sea-swept cave. Whispers of women’s voices on the waves. All the while, her dreams start to feel closer than ever. 1800: Mary and Eliza are torn from their loving home in Ireland and forced onto a convict ship heading for Australia. As the boat takes them farther and farther away from all they know, they begin to notice unexplainable changes in their bodies.
Thoughts
I wanted to try this one out after having a hard time connecting with the author’s popular book, Weyward. Unfortunately, this one fell flat for me, as well. I felt as though the darker themes and feminist undertones felt similar in the two books. I needed more lightness and character development. The concept was intriguing and the cover is another piece of eye candy, though.
★★★☆☆