#BlogTour: The Last Song Of Winter by Lulu Taylor @MissLuluTaylor @panmacmillan #TheLastSongOfWinter #LuluTaylor #DualTimeline

Book Synopsis:

An island full of secrets. A truth that could change everything . . .

1940s: Young and romantic, Veronica cannot help falling in love, even with unattainable men like handsome film star Jack Bannock. Her other passion is St Elfwy, the windswept jewel of an island off the coast of Pembrokeshire. It becomes her retreat, a refuge from war and a place to recover from lost love. But even peaceful St Elfwy cannot prevent tragedy and heartbreak. . .

Present Day: When Romy arrives on St Elfwy, now a bird sanctuary and retreat, she only has the enigmatic warden for company. As she devotes herself to understanding the lure of this beautiful, haunting place, she is drawn into the past and the tale of Veronica Mindenhall. The island hides stories of betrayal and loss, as well as redemption – but it is a perilous path to discover its secrets. . .

My Review:

The Last Song Of Winter is an absorbing, gripping dual timeline book that I thoroughly enjoyed.

The story follows Veronica as she negotiates growing up during world war 2 and Romy in the present day who has travelled to the island Veronica lived on to escape from recent events while finding out more about the Island’s history. Out of the two timelines I did slightly prefer Veronica’s story as I’ve always loved stories set in the Second World War but I did find Romy’s story fascinating as it was interesting to learn more about Veronica through her discoveries. I quickly warmed to both the girls and found I really enjoyed learning more about their stories. Veronica was a tad irritating at the beginning as she seemed very immature but I think this was a reflection of her age and sheltered upbringing as she soon grew on me.

I thought the book had a great pace to it and there always seemed to be something happening to keep me reading. With the benefit of hindsight I could guess at what might happen to some of the characters, especially in Veronica’s storyline, but that just helped add to the gradual increase in tension about what might have had on the island. There were lots of surprising twists and revelations that helped keep me glued to the page. I loved following the two storylines as the slowly joined together and all the secrets where revealed.

This is the first book I’ve read by this author but I’ll definitely be reading more in the future. Huge thanks to Maya from Pan Macmillan for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book. If you are a fan of dual timeline mysteries then I highly recommend this book!

About The Author:

Lulu was brought up in Oxfordshire. She has lived and travelled all over the world but now lives in the Dorset countryside with her husband. Visit her Facebook page, website at http://www.lulutaylor.co.uk or follow her on Twitter @misslulutaylor