Rose longs for freedom.
Being Lady Easling isn’t the life she wants, so she takes a chance and
boards a train with her prize Arabian, headed for the circus. Colin works for the Ringling Bros. and sees
talent in Rose. The original intention
is for Rose to accompany her horse to Florida and then head back home to
England. When she gets a taste for
circus life, her plans change.
Mable comes from humble roots and ends up meeting the man of
her dreams. Originally, she meets him
quite briefly and then he disappears for a long time. When they meet up again, the connection is
unmistakable. She discovers that he’s
John Ringling, the king of entertainment.
You read both these stories, switching back and forth
between the two. It fractures the story
a bit, getting involved in one set of people and then switching back to the
others, but the story is well written and the descriptions make you feel like
you can smell the popcorn and hay. There
is some drama toward the end that draws you in, but most of the story is
following Rose’s experience in the circus and important moments in Mable’s
life. A decent read, 3.5 stars.
I read both books in Cambron’s Hidden Masterpiece series and
noticed this same jumping around in history, back and forth between character
stories. I was able to get past the
jumping around in the other books, but I can’t help thinking that all her books
are going to follow this same style.
It’s so disruptive, I don’t think I’ll read anything else by this
author. I don’t think she writes a bad
story, the style just isn’t for me. Overall, it’s the last thing I’ll read from
this author. I’m disappointed, because I
enjoy the subject matter the author chooses, I just don’t enjoy the style.
*I received a copy of this book from Thomas Nelson through
NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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