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I finished reading this book late last night. It isn't one of those great "couldn't put it down" novels. I just wanted to finish it and get on to a new book to read. The plot is good, but the many if the integral characters lack depth. The writing is okay, but lacks passion. I never felt the urgency one might feel in certain circumstances the author described where there was imminent danger. The book is good, but could have been so much better. It's written, for the most part, from the viewpoint if the main character, a young woman who was orphaned at age 5 along with her infant sister. The children's mother was the town prostitute who lived in a small seaboard town in New York, leaving these two little girls after an untimely death. Neither child knowing her their fathers, the children are taken on and raised by a kindly bachelor who scrapes out a living in this fishing town. Fast forward to the eldest girl's high school graduation, the main theme begins as Frieda, the eldest, is trying to decide her future plans knowing she needs money to send her younger sister away to college when she graduates to avoid the stigma of being the town bastards of the local prostitute. The book is set during Prohibition Era. Rum running has become prominent in their fishing town and lives are changing immeasurably all around them. Her adopted father Silver is against doing anything illegal, cautioning Frieda against it in hopes she will go to secretarial school. But Frieda is an angry old soul and rejects his wishes. Ultimately she is drawn into the rum running business. The story, as I mentioned before has a good plot, but fails in depth. I never felt the urgency or sense of danger. The attraction between Frieda and the "rich boy" just never had much feeling. Everything was very surface and lacked expression. There were good, solid characters to work with here that we never really get to know. I would like to read more reviews on this book to see what I may have missed here. Women, readers of historical fiction and fiction romance readers might like this one.


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The Whiskey Sea Ann Howard Creel Angela Dawe 9781522639688 Books Reviews

I really enjoyed this believable story, set during the Prohibition era on the northeast coast of the US. This is why I enjoy historical fiction so much, learning about something I knew virtually nothing about and coming away with a deeper understanding and appreciation of events long past. The authors' writing style was engaging and character development was very well done. At times, I could almost taste and feel the salt from the air and ocean, feel the waves of the ocean swells, and see the stars twinkling in the darkened sky. I enjoyed following Frieda grow up from a young 4 year old girl to a determined, and mature, accomplished adult woman. Highly recommend this novel to anyone looking for a good story, on a relatively little known topic, rum running. Very well researched, will read authors' other novels.
It is a special thrill as a reader when you are only a few chapters into a book and you know it will be one of your favorite reads of the year. The Whiskey Sea is one of those special books for me.

The book begins with a mysterious image of a woman who is in the water and fears drowning. Then the story moves to 1908, when two young girls are orphaned after the sudden death of their mother. They are taken in by a kindly fisherman, and settle into life in a fishing community in New Jersey.

The first few chapters are leisurely, but the pace picks up dramatically in 1923 when they are young women. The younger sister, Bea, dreams of going off to college and studying literature. The older sister, Frieda, wants to make a good living for her family in her hometown. While she is working as a ship mechanic, she becomes intrigued by the idea of rum running on boats, and takes on this dangerous and risky occupation. As a result she meets a wealthy and enigmatic young man from New York, and her life begins to change. This book is Frieda's story.

The storytelling in this book is just so beautiful. I really cared about Frieda, Bea, and their adoptive father, Silver. The characters are so well developed and multi-dimensional. This would be a wonderful movie!

I have to mention that Ann Howard Creel also wrote The Magic of Ordinary Days, which was the basis of my all time favorite Hallmark movie. I have it on DVD and have seen it many times. Anyone who loves the book or movie The Magic of Ordinary Days will absolutely adore this book.

The descriptions in The Whiskey Sea are vivid and unique. For instance, when Frieda first sees a flotilla of boats running liquor "A floating liquor establishment out in the middle of the dark ocean, like some kind of magical, mythical circus. It made Frieda think of pirates, mermaids, gods, and sirens of the sea. No one acted the slightest touched with doubt, even with jellyfish, like flowers, floating in the water about the boats and danger from the coast guard boats looming" (pp. 79 - 80).

Fans of historical fiction will love The Whiskey Sea. I give it five stars and my highest recommendation.
I liked the beginning of the book more than the end. At first, I was intrigued by Frieda, the main character of the story, and enjoyed the setting and premise of a willful young woman participating as a rum runner during Prohibition. I thought the characters were well drawn. But as the story moved on, it became a bit muddled and unbelievable (also, there were modern day idioms and expressions, which were off-putting). Frieda's character underwent a complete make-over, and that did not seem plausible to me. Also, the story went on a bit too long and was a bit repetitive. I liked the relationship with Bea, Frieda's sister, and with her adopted father, but Charles (or "Princeton," as he was called) did not ring true to me. I thought the author did do a good job with descriptions of the town and the boats and the experiences on the sea. Not bad, but not great.
I finished reading this book late last night. It isn't one of those great "couldn't put it down" novels. I just wanted to finish it and get on to a new book to read. The plot is good, but the many if the integral characters lack depth. The writing is okay, but lacks passion. I never felt the urgency one might feel in certain circumstances the author described where there was imminent danger. The book is good, but could have been so much better. It's written, for the most part, from the viewpoint if the main character, a young woman who was orphaned at age 5 along with her infant sister. The children's mother was the town prostitute who lived in a small seaboard town in New York, leaving these two little girls after an untimely death. Neither child knowing her their fathers, the children are taken on and raised by a kindly bachelor who scrapes out a living in this fishing town. Fast forward to the eldest girl's high school graduation, the main theme begins as Frieda, the eldest, is trying to decide her future plans knowing she needs money to send her younger sister away to college when she graduates to avoid the stigma of being the town bastards of the local prostitute. The book is set during Prohibition Era. Rum running has become prominent in their fishing town and lives are changing immeasurably all around them. Her adopted father Silver is against doing anything illegal, cautioning Frieda against it in hopes she will go to secretarial school. But Frieda is an angry old soul and rejects his wishes. Ultimately she is drawn into the rum running business. The story, as I mentioned before has a good plot, but fails in depth. I never felt the urgency or sense of danger. The attraction between Frieda and the "rich boy" just never had much feeling. Everything was very surface and lacked expression. There were good, solid characters to work with here that we never really get to know. I would like to read more reviews on this book to see what I may have missed here. Women, readers of historical fiction and fiction romance readers might like this one.