Book Review: Habits of the Sea by Shea Ernshaw

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A new adult novel from New York Times bestselling author Shea Ernshaw, in which a woman rediscovers the mythical island she stumbled upon as a child—and the man she once met who apparently hasn’t aged.

Synopsis:

The night Clay Lockhart’s wife dies, a violent storm tears their home—and the eight hectares of land beneath it—away from the Scottish coast, sending it adrift into the Atlantic. Thirty years later, twelve-year-old Ellie Mills discovers the fabled floating island off the coast of Nova Scotia and finds Clay still living in the weatherworn farmhouse perched on its highest hill.

When the island vanishes overnight, Ellie is left questioning whether it ever existed at all. But decades later, the island resurfaces—and Ellie, now in her thirties, returns, determined to uncover the truth. What she finds is even stranger: Clay hasn’t aged a single day.

Faced with the impossible, Ellie learns that some mysteries aren’t meant to be solved—and that a life shaped by wonder may hold more promise than one bound by certainty.

Review:

Ernshaw has a way of taking the reader into another time and place with her books, and this book is no exception! From the beginning chapter, the book will hold you enthralled- will this be another time travel book, or will be something different? And different it is- part folklore, part modern gothic, the book allows for the characters to shine brightly and to show what the phrase 'true soulmates' means. You'll be so enraptured with the book, that when the last chapters take you into the future, you'll feel partially let down and full of fear for Emily and Clay. Unfortunately all things must come to an end, I just wish we'd been left to determined their fate ourselves (it wouldn't have been so dark...)...Putting the end aside, this is not a book to miss, as it is sure to get picked up for a movie!

About the Author:

Shea Ernshaw is a #1 New York TimesandUSA TODAY bestselling author of The Wicked Deep, Winterwood,A Wilderness of Stairs, Long Live the Pumpkin Queen, and A History of Wild Places. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and repeatedly chosen as Indie Next Picks. She lives in a small mountain town in Oregon and is happiest when lost in a good book, lost in the woods, or writing her next novel. Visit her online at SheaErnshaw.com.