I was at the used library and saw the Nightingale, so I went and bought back. I also bought another of her books at my college library. I picked up another book of hers called “The Four Winds” at the bookstore.
I think the fact that I now own at least a few of her books tells me that I am a fan of her concepts and plot lines. Have you read any of her books? What did you think of them?
For me, what I like about “The Nightingale” was the historical setting and characters. They worked for me because the relationships had enough depth to keep me invested. Also, I feel like the characters kept me invested until the end, in most of other Hannah’s other books, it’s the characters that kept me invested.
In “Firefly Lane”, what shocked me the most was the other main character dying. I didn’t really expect to see that twist coming in the end, and it knocked me off my rocker. For a story about two best friends, you’d think there would be celebrations and promises, not a sad ending that takes away from the themes of friendship.
The Great Alone is the only Kristin Hannah book I have read. I liked the tone she set for that novel, but the story I was interested in ended basically at the 50% mark, and then everything that happened after that felt either unnecessary or preposterous. I can get down with a preposterous plot in certain genres, but that ending was egregiously unrealistic, imho.
I’m not saying I’ll never pick up another book by her again, but the experience has made me way less interested in picking another Hannah book up anytime soon.