The Lightkeeper's Daughter (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
I did like the story quite a bit. The toddler was lost at sea and then grew up not knowing she was not living with her own parents. Then a stranger arrives one stormy night and she finds out the truth. She ends up going to work for her real father's family. But someone didn't want her to ever find her family. The mystery and intrigue kept me wanting to find out the truth.One thing I did have a problem with in this book was some storyline inconsistencies. One day the dog was with her at the falls but then when she was attacked the dog was no where around to help protect her. Another time Edward was with her and his father John but later they stopped at a store and Edward was not with them. I am surprised that the editors did not catch those things.But overall the story was a nice, intriguing mystery. This is the first in a trilogy by Colleen Coble, and I admit it was the beautiful cover art that drew me in. I was expecting a light, fluffy romance with not much else, but I was pleasantly surprised to find some elements of mystery and intrigue present.Addie Sullivan is our protagonist, and the book follows her journey to find out about her past and who she really is. As a child, she was the only survivor of a shipwreck, and was taken in by the lighthouse keeper and his wife. But, at the beginning of the book, a man comes and tells Addie that she's not who she thinks she is; she's actually the daughter of a wealthy banker and business man, but he can't prove it just yet.Overall, I thought this was a sweet story. It was a little too fluffy for my taste, and some of the dialogue and writing simply irked me. The dialogue was very choppy and too modern in some places, and in parts of the book it seemed like every other sentence was about one character's romantic feelings for another, which got very old very fast.As for the mystery elements, I figured out who did it; I'll admit I wasn't quite sure in a few parts, but I thought the culprit was fairly obvious. This was a nice, light read, though, and I plan on finishing out the trilogy.
What do You think about The Lightkeeper's Daughter (2009)?
Not bad but my least favorite of this series
—lailaranaa
