By Angie Frazier
Published by Scholastic
To Be Released on June 1st, 2010
Source- Scholastic
4 stars-I really liked this book. Go pick it up.
On her final voyage before the wedding, the stormy arms of the Tasman Sea claim her father, and a terrible family secret is revealed. A secret intertwined with a fabled map, the mother Camille has long believed dead, and an ancient stone that wields a dangerous - and alluring - magic.
The only person Camille can depend on is Oscar, a handsome young sailor whom she is undeniably drawn to. Torn between trusting her instincts and keeping her promises to her father, Camille embarks on a perilous quest into the Australian wilderness to find the enchanted stone. As she and Oscar elude murderous bushrangers and unravel Camille’s father’s lies, they come closer to making the ultimate decision of who - and what - matters most.
Set in 1855, Everlasting is a wonderful historical fiction, with a sweet love story at the heart of it. Filled with an adventure that starts in San Francisco, continues on the high seas and ends in Australia, Everlasting has the perfect blends of romance, beautiful historical settings and a wonderful mythology that will leave you wanting more.
I really liked our main character, 17 year old Camille. She's grown up sailing on her father's ship and is preparing to go on her last sailing with her father. As Camille is looking forward to this last trip with her father, she's also contemplating her engagement to Randall Jackson. While she loves him, she's not in love with him. That fire she wants to feel when she's with him isn't there, but it's there with Oscar. Oscar has been apart of her father's crew for the past couple years. There's an undeniable connection between Camille and Oscar, but by society standards, they'll never be together. Camille is torn between honoring her father's wishes, which is honoring her family's name, and following her own path, which is following her heart.
After tragedy strikes their ship at sea, Camille is left with trying to make sense of the secrets her father kept from her and soon finds her self on an adventure of a life time. With Oscar by her side, she sets off to find what her father was coming to Australia for. Their adventure is full of danger and with the help of Ira, their loyal and hilarious side kick they meet in Australia, they may be able to find what they're looking for before it's too late. Camille seems to have an ancient curse on her that keeps getting them in trouble and in near death circumstances. Is it really a curse, or a warning of horrible things to come?
With a majority of the book set in Australia, I really enjoyed reading about their adventures in the outback, on the sea, and in the port side towns. Angie did a brilliant job at wrapping me up in her story of love, life and adventure in 1855. The characters are real, the love story believable and the adventure we go on with them is engaging. This visual story has no shortage of all the elements I enjoy in a good book. The ending was great and I really hope there will be more books to follow.
Be sure to join us June 1st when we chat with Angie about her book. Be sure to pick up your copy of Everlasting one week from TODAY!! You can learn more about Angie and Everlasting on her site here-http://www.angiefrazier.com/
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I have this one pre-ordered. I can't wait to read it! Great review!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to LOVE this book. I can already tell!
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