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Inland
Author: Kat Rosenfield
Reading Level: Young Adult
Genre: Contemporary | Fantasy
Released: June 12th 2014
Review Source: First To Read | Dutton Juvenile
The psychological labyrinth of a young woman’s insidious connection to the sea, from the Edgar Award nominated author of Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone.
Callie Morgan has long lived choked by the failure of her own lungs, the result of an elusive pulmonary illness that has plagued her since childhood. A childhood marked early by the drowning death of her mother—a death to which Callie was the sole witness. Her father has moved them inland, away from the memories of the California coast her mother loved so much and toward promises of recovery—and the escape of denial—in arid, landlocked air.
But after years of running away, the promise of a life-changing job for her father brings Callie and him back to the coast, to Florida, where Callie’s symptoms miraculously disappear. For once, life seems delightfully normal. But the ocean’s edge offers more than healing air … it holds a magnetic pull, drawing Callie closer and closer to the chilly, watery embrace that claimed her mother. Returned to the ocean, Callie comes of age and comes into a family destiny that holds generations of secrets and very few happy endings.
Where do I begin to profess my love and admiration for Kat Rosenfield? Where? Her words left me gaga! She is so talented. Her writing is amazingly beautiful. A lullaby to me ears. Inland will not be my only read of hers. I need more!
Given the fact that I was privilege to read this book at FirsttoRead.com, which I’d completely, forgot about, this was a win-win for me. Not only was I allowed to download a copy of Inland but I discover this new must-read-all-her-novels author!
First of all, the cover is stunning and the writing is well, beautiful! Inland is a hunted story of Callie Morgan. A girl that isn’t able to enjoy life due to her failure of her lungs. After the lost of her mother, Callie’s father has always been very protective of her. He doesn’t let her do much. He keeps her away from her true calling, away from the seaside. Until fates decides to her future…
So I am not a fan of anything related to the sea. Terrifying myths about sea monsters and gods, yeah, I’d always kept away from these type of stories. But the fact that Kat’s writing is beautiful, I had to continue reading. Overall, Inland is very different from what I read and I was glad I read it. The story itself is dark but with such a powerful message. I personally think if you are a fan of Maggie Stiefvater, like myself, you would love Kat Rosenfield!
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Sounds good by that teaser.
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