I have a soft spot for Titanic stories but I never considered the other two ships, Olympic and Britannic which were included in Kathleen’s novel. Not only do we live through the arrival, excitement, sinking and sadness of the Titanic but we also get an inside view of the other two White Star Line ships—along with the three sisters whose lives are entangled with them. This is the perfect collector’s items for fans of Elfhame with each chapter being paired with full-color art. McGurl has managed to create a masterpiece… a must-read for historical fiction lovers.’ NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars

Cardan summons Jude and pulls her into a small room. He shows her a message Balekin sent him asking to meet. Cardan is concerned that Jude is hiding things from him, and she admits to intercepting messages from Balekin. Jude asks Cardan to seduce Nicasia to get information from her. Cardan dislikes this idea and instead practices his wiles on Jude. Jude is effectively seduced by Cardan. As they kiss, Jude thinks about how, out of all the mean things he has done to her over the years, making her like him more is the worst one. Jude Duarte: High Queen of Elfhame; Eva and Justin's daughter; Taryn's twin sister; Vivi's half-sister; Madoc's foster daughter; Oak's adopted sister; Cardan's wife Van, "The Roach": Member of the Court of Shadows; Dain's former spy and theft expert; Liliver's loverShe turned to me, head tilted, her expression pure confusion. As though I had no reason to be afraid of a broken heart. She had no idea how dangerous a broken heart could be.” Yet another Kathleen McGurl that I completely devoured! In my opinion, there aren't many authors that can consistently write a dual timeline historical fiction with equally compelling timelines, but Kathleen McGurl is definitely one of them. (I know I will for sure continue reading her books and suggesting her to other lovers of the hist fic dual timeline trope.) Romance Billionaire Romance Erotic Young Adult Crime Fantasy Vampires Science Fiction Thriller Horror Classics Suspense

It didn't take me long to be drawn into the stories of the three sisters, Emma, Ruby & Lily in 1911 and that of Harriet and her family in present day.Alternating between 1911 and 2019, we see the tension and fight for identity mounting as the Higgins family navigate children leaving home, alarming health issues, downsizing, misunderstandings, and attempt traversing the wake left by strong personalities. In 1911, three sisters head to sea on three sister ships of the White Star Line. This is the story of their struggle to find purpose, experience love, and remain united despite being pulled in different directions. In 2019, we read of their descendants, struggling with similar issues, and how, given a chance to rectify relationships eagerly take hold of a life preserver thrown their way. The next morning, Cardan learns that his brother was killed by Jude in a duel. Orlagh arrives to have Cardan account for why her Ambassador was killed. Cardan accepts no blame because it was not his wish for his brother to die. Orlagh knows it was Jude and demands justice. She threatens war, and he threatens to use his powers over nature that being the High King of Elfhame grants him. He can control the land under all of the water, and to prove this, he creates a new island to emerge from the water. As he does this, Cardan traps Nicasia in a tree, and Orlagh relents in exchange for Cardan releasing her daughter. Cardan requests Nicasia stay behind on the land to serve as an ambassador. To further appease Orlagh and maintain peace with the Undersea, Cardan exiles Jude to the mortal world. She protests that he cannot do this because she is the Queen of Elfhame, but she is laughed at and dismissed. Ultimately, Jude goes to live with Vivi and Oak in the mortal world. I thought the story was brilliantly well written, it's clear from the details within as to just how much research the author Kathleen must have done, she really has done a magnificent job. As for the characters they were all so very well portrayed and believable, I really did just lose myself within all of their individual stories. I truly felt for all of the three sisters in the past, each in different ways, everything they each had to deal with/go through, not to mention the sacrifices some of them had to make. Prachtig, moet je zeker eens lezen of als je het zelf al gelezen hebt zal je zeker volmondig akkoord zijn.