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Somber Island (2010)

by T. Lynne Tolles(Favorite Author)

3.27 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1456351818 (ISBN13: 9781456351816)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Troll Publishing

review 1: What starts off as a heart wrenching tale of a girl sent off into virtual slavery by her unloving and miserly father sadly takes a turn somewhere into the predictable realm of been there done that. I had such hope to love this despite Phoebe does not speak in a Scottish dialect, nor do the characters speak with a 19th century vernacular, as the premise was wonderful. The execution, however, left me wanting. I was surprised once the entire time I was reading, and even that surprise left me wondering why I didn't see it earlier for as soon as it was revealed it really was quite obvious. The aspect of the novel that disturbed me most was the ending; it was like driving down a straight road to find a brick wall at the end. Came out of nowhere quite abruptly. If you enjoy the q... moreuick read with formulaic characters and plot, then you should not have a problem with Somber Island. If you're looking for something new and exciting, save this for another time.
review 2: When I first heard of Somber Island, I immediately thought, "OMG! It sounds like Jane Eyre!" and when I started reading it, I kinda saw I was right. Mrs. Tolles told me that the language was modern, and not the "language" that was spoken during that time period. But aside that, there are quite a bit of similarities in terms of plot. Pheobe is hired by Lord Jacobs, as Jane is hired by Mr. Rochester and they BOTH fall in love with them. Both Lord Jacobs and Mr. Rochester have a secret. There are more, but I'm afraid I'll give away both Somber Island and Jane Eyre if I do :) But Sober Island was an amazing paranormal take on Jane Eyre and I'm sure YA Vamp Fans will love this addition to the genre.I thought Pheobe was a very sweet character and that her relationship with Nate is one I was rooting for the whole time! I honestly thought she would get with Jonathan first, but then I'm glad everything worked out in the end. Samuel's story was sad, and I'm glad in the end things worked out for him. Of course, the antagonist Emma is pretty creepy and the description of her kinda scared me. I loved that effect of description, especially as she was the baddie in this book.There was a bit of surprises along the way, but the thing about the book is that it's quite predictable in some areas. It's an amazing story, but there were some scenes where I could tell what was going to happen next and guess what? It happened. It's a quick-paced book though, I managed to finish it in one sitting. Which brings me to another thing, the ending was too short and explained everything too fast. It was a nice ending, but just too quick! The font size also helped, as it was clearer and easier to read. LOVED the Cover Art (it was what caught my attention) and I think it really has that haunted, eerie look to it.Overall, Somber Island is a new and different addition to the Paranormal genre of YA, with the story and some elements of Jane Eyre, it certainly does get the reader enthralled into the story!**Thank you so much to T. Lynne Tolles for sending me Somber Island for review!** less

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