I recently signed up with Multnomah publishers to be a part of their Blogging for Books program. The program essentially sends you a book at no cost in exchange for a unbias review. I signed up and they sent me my first book Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner. The following is my review.
Lady in Waiting by Susan Meissner
This was my first time to read one of Meissner's books. I generally enjoy historical fiction. This book has parallel storylines. It follows two characters, both named Jane, linked together by a special piece of jewelry. One Jane lives in modern day Manhattan and the other Jane lives in 16th century England. Transitions between the story lines are seamless and the reader is eager to find out what is happening with each Jane. Sixteenth century Jane's story is told through the eyes of a personal servant. Modern Jane tells her own story of self discovery.
The story was very well thought out and entertaining. There was one spot near the beginning of sixteenth century Jane's story that the narrative dragged a bit. After that point, I didn't notice any more problems with the narrative. I found it flowed nicely. The inderlying theme of self discovery was intriging and would appeal to a wide variety of audiences. This book compelled me read up a bit on a little known Tutor monarch. I would reccommend this book to anyone. It was a light, relaxing read that allowed me to take some time to escape into the worlds of the two Janes.
“I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review”.
Hooray for Blogging for Books! :) This was the first one of Meissner's books that I had ever read, too. I checked out "The Shape of Mercy" from the library afterwards, and it was just as good, if not better.
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