Author: Meredith Allard
Genre: Paranormal/Historical/Romance
I found this series interesting to read. It taught me things about history that I didn't know. The first book relates to the Salem Witch Trials, and talks about how people were treated and how accused, regardless of their innocence. The second book takes us to the Trail of Tears, showing us the atrocities that young immigrants to the "The New World" executed upon the Natives who had been living here for generations. The third book takes us to the horrible reasons, and lack of humanity that was set upon American Citizens during WW2 at the Japanese Internment Camps. I learned quite a lot about each of these subjects that were simply skimmed over in school, ANY school I attended, and I am a college graduate.
As you are being taught about each of these historical events, a story about a Vampire, a reincarnated wife, witches and werewolves are all intertwined.
The story is heartbreaking at times, but the love that continually flows through the book for family and friends, relates back to the old adage of Karma. If you've treated people well, even when times are tough, when they get tough for you, those people who you've helped will almost inevitably help you.
There's a little romance, not really graphic. The story gets exciting where it's suppose to, sad where it's suppose to. I just kind of feel like the author, towards the end of each book, just didn't know how to to tie the story off. I felt the last book, in particular could have ended three chapters before the epilogue.
Though I liked the series as a whole, I was underwhelmed when I got to the end. Instead of wishing there was more, I remember thinking, "Thank Heavens, I can read a different book now."
2.5 out of 5 bookmarks for the entire series.
