The second of ‘The Seven Sisters’ brings us the story of ‘The Storm Sister’ – the second sister, Ally.
I was gripped by this book from the first page, just as I had been when I picked up ‘The Seven Sisters‘. Ally is an adventurer; she is a yachtswoman and is about to embark on her latest adventure when she hears of the death of Pa Salt. As her life changes the path she thought it was following, she decides that, like her sister, she will follow the clues that have been left by Pa Salt to see if she can find out a little more about her roots. This adventure takes the reader to Europe – Norway to be precise – as she discovers that her other musical talent may have come from her ancestors as she unravels their story.
The way that Lucinda Riley weaves the sense of mystery and discovery into these stories makes them real page-turners. The dual timelines leave you wanting to find out more all the time, as the reader wants to know the answers to the mysterious past, and how the clues and discoveries may impact the future for Ally.
By the end of the book, I was fully rooting for Ally to have a happy ending; I felt after all the adventure of the book she deserved that. And I felt like I had been on another wonderful adventure (just adding Norway to places I would definitely like to visit). It always makes me want to find out more about my family history, because I think it is so fascinating to find out where we have come from and how that may impact who we are today – even if we may not realise it.
I am very much ready to find out more about the Seven Sisters, and I think it is safe to say that ‘The Shadow Sister’ will be on my summer reading list, as I am keen to find out about Star and her family past.