I firmly believe everything and everyone in this read could have been set into any other non-time travel setting and this would have been another 5-star read for me. Even my intense love of Tiffany Reisz and her stellar writing couldn’t get me past the time travel. The Bottom Line: Quite literally the only thing that kept me from loving this read is the time travel element. Not one, not ever! Slipping into one of her books is always so easy to do simply because of the quality of the writing.
The writing: Tiffany Reisz is one of the most polished contemporary writers and I never find any flaws with her writing. The problems: There is just one problem after the next including the fact Faye isn’t from 1921, Carrick thinks Faye is someone completely different, Carrick is not an earlier version of Faye’s husband, the love square (because a triangle would be too easy!), Faye has issues in her own time she hasn’t dealt with and needs to deal with, and there is real danger and threats toward Faye and Carrick in 1921 which must be dealt with. He also looks strikingly like Faye’s deceased husband which causes all kinds of mixed feelings and loads of confusion. He’s the lighthouse keeper, retired military, and saver of lost souls. Carrick is strong, sweet, caring, sexy, and bound and determined to do right by Faye (or her 1921 counterpart!). It isn’t until she finds the Bride Island lighthouse that absolutely everything in her life changes including the time she’s living in.Ĭarrick Morgan: What. Since, her second marriage has failed miserably and she has sunk into a deep depression. In fact, the lighthouse becomes as much a character in this read as Faye and her boys.įaye: From the beginning and with good reason, Faye is a miserable creature! She had one blissful year with her soulmate before he was brutally killed while trying to help. It has a wonderful if tragic history that provides an excellent backdrop for Faye’s own tragic story. The Lighthouse: The Bride Island lighthouse is a brilliant setting for a story. Literally everything else about this read! Here’s the skinny: You guessed it, the time travel! You would find this super-ironic if you knew me in the “real” world and understood my intense and deeply abiding love for Doctor Who ☹ BUT, I am a huge fan of Tiffany Reisz and I went into this read hoping my intense love of the author would heavily outweigh my dislike of time travel. The goal is to become a stronger/higher scorer at each assessment point and to also give the student an opportunity to be assessed in fiction and nonfiction at the 40 and/or 50.I will admit from the very beginning, I am not a fan of the time travel trope. Nonfiction DRA2 options are available for Levels 16, 28, 38, 40, 50. Guided Reading Level ~ What Level the Teacher Will Teach At Based on DRA2 Simply enter the title in to get the grade level, or try this app: Scholastic Book Wizard Mobile.
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