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A Distant Shore (2011)

by Anita Stansfield(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Covenant Communications

series

Shadows of Brierley

review 1: In this book of the series, Ian is called to leave his family to serve a mission to his homeland. It made me appreciate again the sacrifices made by the early members of the Church and how difficult this was for both the husband and the wife--not to mention the children. **SPOILER** Joseph Smith is martyred in this book, and the author choses to have Wren not really know what is going on with Joseph. I just always assumed that all the members knew everything about the lawsuits and persecution, but it seems realistic that with the size of Nauvoo having expanded to thousands and the hardships of everyday life, that maybe only those in the Prophet's inner circle really knew what was going on. I liked this fresh approach.
review 2: I just looked at my ratings of... more the previous books in this series and I gave them all a 3. I am a little perplexed at myself. I think this one finally had a wee spark of life but since I can't give it more than a 3, that's what it gets.I've been reading this author since her very firt books. I loved those books! But now it's kind of like Stansfield and I have been together for too long. All of the little 'things' that she used to do which made her writing identifiable now makes me want to plug my ears. She uses the SAME descriptive words EVERY time. Break out a thesaurus! It's kind of like with my dearest hubby. I wouldn't trade him. I love him. But listening to him eat popcorn after all of these years, well it isn't cute anymore.Thankfully the main couple spent a majority of the book apart so that I didn't have to live with them being unable to function if the other one wasn't withing sight. This made Wren's life a little more realistic. I also liked the bit of church history that Stansfield hit upon. What really interested me was the strange problems she had with her little girl. Again I will say that I appreciate that her characters can be so gospel oriented but unless I am totally out of touch, and I'm not saying it's not possible, I don't know anyone like them. Not anyone. I would get a lot more enjoyment out of her books if there was some realism to what the characters struggle with. She hit upon some good things in her earlier books, but for YEARS now has been pumping out the same book, with the same words in a different order. less

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