Daughters of the Sea by H.R. Mason
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
When Runa moves to Departure Cove, her mother's hometown for a fresh start, she not only quickly feels a connection to the seaside town, but immediately falls for the handsome Chase Everwine. But her mother warns her of bad things to come and Runa begins having strange visions. She feels both pulled to Chase and his home, the mysterious Everwine Manor.
The story is told along alternate timelines: Runa's in the present day, and that of Runa's ancestors, all women who possess mysterious powers, both to their benefit and their detriment.
I loved this book - it was a quick read and the pages just flowed so easily that I was sailing through the book before I knew it. The plot was also super intriguing, with a great setting: a seaside town with a mysterious mansion and family, a woman with maybe-powers she doesn't understand and a strange family legacy that her mother won't talk about. Yes, please!
I loved that we got to see both the history of Runa's family alongside her story. It out together a lot of pieces as we watched her try and decipher what was going on. And it's quite a doozy. I can't give too much away, but, WOW, I was not disappointed. There's complexity and plenty of twists that make things really interesting.
Runa is also a character worth rooting for. She's really a brilliant character full of complex emotions and struggling to fit in to a new place and feeling a bit…unwell at everything, which should actually be playing out like a fairy tale.
I wholly recommend this book to anyone looking for a good suspenseful thriller with a bit of a paranormal element. You won't be able to put this one down!
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