#BlogTour: Darling Blue by Tracy Rees @QuercusBooks @QuercusFiction @AuthorTracyRees @ellakroftpatel #DarlingBlue #HisFic

Book Synopsis:

Blue lives a charmed life. From her family’s townhouse in Richmond, she lives a life of luxury and couldn’t want for anything – well, on the surface at least.

Then on the night of her twenty-first birthday her father makes a startling toast: he will give his daughter’s hand to whichever man can capture her heart best in the form of a love letter. But Blue has other ideas and, unwilling to play at her father’s bewildering games, she sets out on her own path to find her own destiny…

Darling Blue is available now in hardback and ebook.  It will be published in paperback on the 1st November 2018.  You can purchase or pre-order your copy here.

My Review:

Darling Blue is a wonderful story set in the 1920’s about love, life and finding yourself that was fantastic to read.

Firstly I loved the Camberwells, Blue’s family.  Their obvious love for each other was so nice to read about, particularly as most books seem to focus on dysfunctional families.  They are so kind and supportive which just makes you warm to them.  I would definitely have liked to be a member of their family.

I thought the idea of writing a letter to win Blue’s hand was a fabulous, sweet idea from Blue’s father.  I think it showed how much he knew and cared about his daughter.  It was great to read all the letters, to see the different styles and the sentiments expressed.  I enjoyed trying to guess who wrote what and who Blue would go for.

This was a charming, easy read that just invites the reader into Blue’s world and let’s them relax into the story.  There are a few story lines running through the book which were well developed and plenty happening to keep my interest.  This is definitely a ‘feel good’ book and I closed the book with a contented sigh, though I was sad to leave the wonderful characters behind.

I have read all of Tracy’s books and in my opinion she keeps getting better and better.  Darling Blue is easily her best book yet! I’m normally a bit cautious when I see one author compared to another buying this case the comparison to Lucinda Riley was justified.

Huge thanks to Ella from Quercus books for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.  If you like historical fiction that just emerses you into the story, making you want to live in the characters world then you’ll love this book.

About The Author:

Tracy Rees has been called “the most outstanding new voice in historical fiction” by Lucinda Riley and her books are paperback and kindle bestsellers. She was the winner of the Richard and Judy ‘Search for a Bestseller’ Competition. A Cambridge graduate, she had a successful eight-year career in nonfiction publishing and a second career practising and teaching humanistic counselling before becoming a writer. She lives in Wales.

Visit Tracy on twitter at @AuthorTracyRees

(Author picture and bio from Amazon).