Sophie
van Riijn's life revolves around taking weather readings and cooking
at the abandoned mansion known as Dierenpark. When Quentin
Vandermark, the grandson of Dierenpark's owner, arrives unexpectedly
with plans to demolish the mansion and put an end of generations of
superstition and rumors about the land and its owners, Sophie's life
is thrown into upheaval. Her weather station gives her a sense of
purpose and the information she gathers is vital to the Weather
Bureau. Willing to fight for Dierenpark, Sophie engages Quentin and
sparks fly often. However, Sophie is able to help Quentin's son and
hope begins to emerge. Will Quentin destroy Dierenpark and Sophie's
dreams? Or will love find a way to prevail when secrets of the past
are exposed?
Although
Until the Dawn is not
my favorite Elizabeth Camden novel, I enjoyed it overall. The
mysterious history of the Vandermark family held my interest. The
plot moved along well. The love story between Sophie and Quentin was
intriguing, but a bit unrealistic due to the extreme opposites of
character. The mix of opposites attracting and light shining into the
darkness is a great ideal, but it didn't quite pan out with the
authenticity I was hoping for.
At
any rate, I still feel that Until the Dawn is
worthy of reading. Camden knows how to tell a story and I
found myself hoping for a sequel that would explain more about
Marguerite's Cove. Until
the Dawn
does have a
prequel, Toward the Sunrise,
but those characters were barely mentioned and Until
the Dawn read fine as a
stand-alone novel.
Read an excerpt from Until the Dawn by Elizabeth Camden on the publisher's website.
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