Long Night Dance

Rating:
Summary: Completely pulls you in
Review: As I read the first page of this amazing book I was immediately pulled into Kat's world. This whole book has a distinct flavor. It is lonely, and haunting yet manages not to be depressing. One of my favorite parts is the Rigi's song. After I had read this book the first time(my eyes were glued to the pages and I finished it in one night) I just couldn't set it down . That same night I memorized the whole of the Rigi's song( it was about 2:00 am.) I just love the part when she stands above the sea and shouts the song into the wind. Betsy James does an amazing job of picking EXACTLY the right words to describe a scene or feeling.
Wonderful book!!!
If you enjoyed reading Long Night Dance you might like Quest For A Maid (though it's a bit slow paced) and A Stranger Came Ashore (a slightly more traditional ,though just as haunting, tale of the Rigi or Selkie.

Rating:
Summary: Completely pulls you in
Review: As I read the first page of this amazing book I was immediately pulled into Kat's world. This whole book has a distinct flavor. It is lonely, and haunting yet manages not to be depressing. One of my favorite parts is the Rigi's song. After I had read this book the first time(my eyes were glued to the pages and I finished it in one night) I just couldn't set it down . That same night I memorized the whole of the Rigi's song( it was about 2:00 am.) I just love the part when she stands above the sea and shouts the song into the wind. Betsy James does an amazing job of picking EXACTLY the right words to describe a scene or feeling.
Wonderful book!!!
If you enjoyed reading Long Night Dance you might like Quest For A Maid (though it's a bit slow paced) and A Stranger Came Ashore (a slightly more traditional ,though just as haunting, tale of the Rigi or Selkie.

Rating:
Summary: Haunting and emotional
Review: This is one of those books that you read and then spend the rest of your life trying to find again. Kat is a character that resonated with me when I was her age, and now that I am older, she still enthralls me. Her journey to find herself, unlike many other coming of age books, is so delicately nuanced that you never feel as if you are being taught about life, just experiencing it. This story, which continues in Dark Heart, is as windswept and brooding as the land it takes place in, but admist all the hardship Kat struggles to assert herself and her womanhood. Anyone who has ever fought to be allowed to be true to herself (or himself) will find a companion in Kat.

Rating:
Summary: Haunting and emotional
Review: This is one of those books that you read and then spend the rest of your life trying to find again. Kat is a character that resonated with me when I was her age, and now that I am older, she still enthralls me. Her journey to find herself, unlike many other coming of age books, is so delicately nuanced that you never feel as if you are being taught about life, just experiencing it. This story, which continues in Dark Heart, is as windswept and brooding as the land it takes place in, but admist all the hardship Kat struggles to assert herself and her womanhood. Anyone who has ever fought to be allowed to be true to herself (or himself) will find a companion in Kat.