Far Side of the Sea by Kate Breslin

About the book:

In spring 1918, Lieutenant Colin Mabry, a British soldier working with MI8 after suffering injuries on the front, receives a message by carrier pigeon. It is from Jewel Reyer, the woman he once loved and who saved his life--a woman he believed to be dead. Traveling to France to answer her urgent summons, he desperately hopes this mission will ease his guilt and restore the courage he lost on the battlefield.

Colin is stunned, however, to discover the message came from Jewel's half sister, Johanna. Johanna, who works at a dovecote for French Army Intelligence, found Jewel's diary and believes her sister is alive in the custody of a German agent. With spies everywhere, Colin is skeptical of Johanna, but as they travel across France and Spain, a tentative trust begins to grow between them.

When their pursuit leads them straight into the midst of a treacherous plot, danger and deception turn their search for answers into a battle for their lives.

My thoughts:

I didn't realize that this is the second book in a series when I started reading it but discovered it is when I read the authors note at the back of the book.  So now I want to read, Not by Sight because this a fascinating storyline and one of my favorite genres to read.

Having said that I will also say that I enjoyed this story even though I hadn't read, Not by Sight. Ms. Breslin clearly does her research and I enjoyed reading about the carrier pigeons used during WW1 and even though I was familiar with their use during that time it was still interesting to read about it in this novel.  

Colin Mabry and Jewel Reyer are fascinating characters and the twists and turns in their storyline had me wanting know more about what was going to happen to them.  It took me far longer to read this book than I anticipated because I did not want to miss one single detail of this intricate story and sometimes went over some passages a couple of times which is something that I rarely do but loved doing in this novel.  It's just not something that I wanted to rush through simply because the writing is so superb I wanted to appreciate every single word. 

There isn't one thing that I didn't enjoy about this book, from the well crafted characters to traveling across Spain and France with them in this artfully written book.  I am looking forward to reading whatever Kate Breslin writes next because I know it's going to be amazing.  

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher and was under no obligation to write a review.  All opinions are my own.