5/23/2023 0 Comments The winter sea book![]() ![]() ![]() From The Shadowy Horses, Kearsley brings back one of the best characters, Robbie McMorran. Though The Firebird is officially titled “Slains, book 2” on Goodreads and Amazon, the book truly combines both The Winter Sea and The Shadowy Horses. That dramatic irony made me much more invested in seeing how her story would work out. I, for one, yelled at Anna every few pages in a vain attempt to transfer my knowledge through the pages of the book. We know how characters relate to Anna and her parents before Anna does herself. With this background knowledge, Kearsley builds some serious dramatic irony. Indeed, most of the characters Anna meets appeared originally in The Winter Sea. Secondly, Kearsley brings back characters from The Winter Sea into The Firebird. ![]() We follow both a contemporary character, Nicola, and a character from the past, Anna, in two parallel story arcs. First, we structurally experience The Firebird as we did The Winter Sea. Kearsley pulls two story aspects from The Winter Sea into The Firebird. THAT one hit it out of the park! Combining two very different and unrelated books, The Firebird taught me some interesting techniques for building a sequel. However, I had to read The Shadowy Horses to meet characters from The Firebird. I enjoyed it but didn’t find it all that special. Following the library ladies’ advice, I picked up The Shadowy Horses. ![]() I thought I had written all I had to say about Susanna Kearsley when I reviewed The Winter Sea. ![]()
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