The third book of The Seven Sisters series is all about the third sister - Star, the silent and overshadowed one out of the lot. I wanted to read this one the most as I wanted to know the story behind Star's quiet nature and her history, which turned out to be one of the best.
Star is the sister who always lives under her sister CeCe's shadow, doing what CeCe wants, living where CeCe wishes to stay and doesn't use her own voice or stand up for herself ever. The constant presence of CeCe undermines her past and future and makes her depressed with her job or her life as a whole.
One of those days, when she finds herself alone and ventures out to find the bookstore in London, which was mentioned in her Pa's letter and is somehow related to her origin, her life takes a turn. Not only does she lands herself a job in the bookstore, but she somehow ends up taking care of a child in Kent while finding things about her past and living with a strange family she might be related to.
Talking about Star's past is straight out of Jane Austen's novel with an extraordinary and fascinating twist. It's all about an English girl Flora MacNichol, a true animal lover and natural botanist with her own menagerie. She is devastated that she has to leave her childhood home and spend her future in London in the care of her mother's friend and taking care of overprivileged children and leave her beloved pets behind. Little did she knew that the intentions of her parents and caretakers might not be as simple as she is comprehending. The rollercoaster ride she goes for thereafter was extremely unnerving to read and what is more, she may or may not have English Royalty blood in her body and how is Star related to Flora and what happens to her after she finds out her story, is quite intriguing, emotional and passionate all at the same time.
This is a truly beautiful story that is put together with so much imagination with regal figures of the Edwardian period. The characters are unique, flawed, multifaceted, lovable and eccentric. The prose is remarkably well-tuned and eloquent. Quite often in a book of this nature, I do find that one aspect of the dual storyline is better than the other, but in this case, both aspects are seamlessly interweaving so many characters and their secrets. It is, without a doubt, the best read for me in 2019.
I really do feel that The Seven Sisters is destined to become a classic. It will be a series that I will re-read time and again and that's saying something considering each book is on an average 700-800 pages long!
Happy Reading!!!
Please do check out the previous two book review of this series:
The Seven Sisters
The Storm Sisters
This is a truly beautiful story that is put together with so much imagination with regal figures of the Edwardian period. The characters are unique, flawed, multifaceted, lovable and eccentric. The prose is remarkably well-tuned and eloquent. Quite often in a book of this nature, I do find that one aspect of the dual storyline is better than the other, but in this case, both aspects are seamlessly interweaving so many characters and their secrets. It is, without a doubt, the best read for me in 2019.
I really do feel that The Seven Sisters is destined to become a classic. It will be a series that I will re-read time and again and that's saying something considering each book is on an average 700-800 pages long!
Happy Reading!!!
Please do check out the previous two book review of this series:
The Seven Sisters
The Storm Sisters
