It has been a month since i last read and very quickly reviewed the book "The Firebird" by Susanna Kearsley. In the days passed, i had made 2 other trips to the National library to snatch up whatever book of hers I could find. With great glee, i managed to lay my hands on 5 of them and took my time to savor them. The last of the lot was Sophia's Secret (also named as Winter Sea). To my utmost surprise and delight, it was one of the best books i read from the author, and upon finishing it, went on to read it another time around!! And to get even more from the book, i went online to read other reviews to see whether the book was similarly enjoyed by other readers.

Throughout the book, the names of the characters were strangely familiar sounding but i thought little of it, since i recognized it as a common theme of Susanna Kearsely, the English/Scottish history she is so expert in. But i was utterly surprised to discover online that this last book i read, Sophia's Secret (SS) is actually the "prequel" to the first book i read of hers, The Firebird (FB)!!!!! Oh my! To say the least, i am more fired up now than ever, to return to the library and try to borrow the latter book again and rehash the pleasure of reading it again and reuniting the characters, all to wondrous finale in my mind!!! This is truly an unexpected bonus and one that is surreal, much like the theme of the books i am reading! Haha, i do believe the magical dust of the books has rubbed off on me!

So, my dear friends, once again, i am inept in reviewing these books but still repetitive in asking you to head out to the library to try to find this series from this talented author and get started on this journey like i did. If you do managed to read them, may i suggest that you start with SS, followed by FB and any other books of hers in between! Do drop a line of comment here or you can pm me if you share my excitement or not so. Either way, i look forward to any of your feedback!

Jen