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Keepers Of Blackbird Hill (2011)

by Lael Littke(Favorite Author)

3.19 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1609087445 (ISBN13: 9781609087449)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Shadow Mountain

review 1: Jayda returns home to the family estate (of which she is now the owner! gulp) and must reconcile the driven, rebellious teenager she used to be with who she is now. Oh, and save the property from developers who want to make into condos and such.Slow moving story about family loyalty, the importance of family history, and choosing a family to love from those around you. Although it was quite a long buildup, the ending was never really in doubt and the suspense was minor. And I have to say, although you could see it coming miles away, she wrapped it all up quite abruptly at the end. I remember being about 30 pages from the end and wondering how she was going to get it done.Good read for rainy day and a quiet afternoon.
review 2: I don't remember what prompted me ... moreto add this book to my "must-read" list. Perhaps it was because I had read the three novels Ms. Littke wrote with Carroll Morris and Nancy Anderson. This one was an easy read and I finished it in only a couple hours.However... I was by turns annoyed and frustrated by this book. It really is only an average story. (Maybe writing with a couple other people brought out the strengths of all three of them.) I didn't really feel like any of the characters (except for maybe Belinda) were very well developed. Too much "hinting" at who might be the villain. Even Jane/Jayda wasn't very appealing. She just seemed so very immature. I had trouble with parts of the plot that were glossed over, rather than explained, as though it was too much trouble to keep the continuity going, so lets pretend it all makes sense. The real "villain" was so broadly broadcast from the start it wasn't even remotely a surprise.The one appealing thing was the wall of drawers. Wow, a wall of nothing but 200 drawers. I'd love one of those!But, try as I wanted to like this (and I didn't even skip any parts, tough as that was) my tendency is to just shrug it off and forget about it. Ho-hum. less

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