Each one was exciting, interesting, and well developed! It was so well done and I enjoyed each plot independently as well as woven together.
Often one story is stronger than the other but not in this case. It’s not often that I feel that each timeline is fully formed and strong. There is nothing that speaks to my heart like multigenerational historical fiction with castles and manor houses! The three timelines in this book flowed seamlessly and effortlessly. I was so relieved that this was the case! It was an outstanding read for me and I immediately ordered the other books in the series because I was roped into this one from the very beginning. But from what I could tell with this one, it was specific to the castle rather than the characters if that makes sense. I wasn’t at all lost which was such a relief! I think the series implies that the books will be connected through characters, which is often the case with series where characters carry over etc. So I had zero call for worry on being lost in this story. Set in three time periods-the rapid change of Victorian England, the tumultuous skies over England’s eastern shores in WWII, and modern day- The Painted Castle unfolds a legacy of faith, family, and stories that are generations in the making. This one could be a twin-a painting so close in composition to a known masterpiece, it may be rendered priceless if it truly captured the likeness of a young Queen named Victoria.
Then, Kiera finds the existence of a portrait captivating enough to upend all of her expectations. It was supposed to be a one-week job: survey an art find, collect a hefty fee, and use that to settle historian Kiera Foley’s life back into balance. But from the moment she sets foot in the East Suffolk countryside, the mysteries surrounding the old English manor and the enigmatic art thief who’s employed her stir more questions than answers. I know I have had my eye on the first book for quite a while so I debated about going back and reading that one first but ran out of time so I went into this one simply hoping that I wasn’t lost in the series! Summary So I decided that I was just going to have to read it and see how it went. When I realized that it was indeed part of a series, I was a little apprehensive about reading it because it was the third book in the series.īut I really wanted to read it because it sounded so incredibly good and I love ‘sweeping’ novels and this book promised that and so much more so I didn’t want to pass on in simply because I hadn’t read the other books. This was a book that I said yes to before realizing that it was part of a series.
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