The Kingdoms: Natasha Pulley

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The world building was good, but not enough exposition was given, the framework was loose and readers had to guess about the political and societal climate Joe woke up in.

For an alternate history book set in the 1700s/1800s, they definitely don't act or speak like it. You'll find anachronisms peppered through their dialogue jarringly, in ways that reminded me uncomfortably of fanfiction dialogue tropes. Here are some of standard examples: The Watchmaker of Filigree Street (hardcovered.). Bloomsbury Circus. pp.1–325. ISBN 978-1408854280. For those familiar with fantasy tropes it is immediately obvious we have an alternative history… but this is so much more.

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After Joe arrives at Eilean Mor the truth about what is happening is gradually revealed to the reader and Joe, although some of the people we encounter seem to know more than they are willing to say. The conflict is all about Joe forgetting and insisting in returning to his family or actually Lily. And this contrasts a lot with a later revelation about Jem having a 12 year old son, Edward. Joe remembers Madeline. He does not really remember the man on his dream, does not remember Agatha. Jem in 1797 is not particularly concerned, does not try to return to the portal, to Edward, or to rescue Madeline, nor does he agonize much about the rest. Ich hatte eigentlich eine Liebesgeschichte erwartet, die war auch vorhanden, unterschwellig, zwischen den Zeilen und ja, sie spielt auch eine Rolle, aber hier geht es um viel mehr, dass ich gar nicht weiß, wie ich das alles in Worte fassen kann. Natasha Pulley is a renowned British author of historical fiction and fantasy stories. She is well known for writing The Watchmaker of Filigree Street series. The first book of this series, having the same name as the series, has won the Betty Trask Award. Winning this award became the highlight of Pulley’s career as she got noticed by the who’s who of the writing world. Author Pulley made her debut in the world of publishing in 2015. She was born on December 4, 1988, in the United Kingdom. She completed her education in English Literature from Soham Village College, New College, Oxford. Thereafter, Pulley obtained her master’s degree in creative writing from East Anglia University in 2012. Following her graduation, Pulley began teaching English. She was employed in China as a teacher of English for 6 weeks. Natasha Pulley's prose, her descriptions and the relationship between her characters makes the book really atmospheric. As if you were feeling the essence of the sea salt when the characters are close to it, or feel the drops when it rains in a chapter… God I already said this on my “The Watchmaker pf Filigree Street” review but the writing is wonderful.

The mystery of the lighthouse has ties to more than a century earlier when the English and French were fighting the Napoleonic Wars and the outcome of the world hung in the balance. With a focus on Missouri Kite, a British sea captain whose ship is crewed by a mixture of sailors, women, and children, Pulley not only offers a look at a war that went differently, but also explores the mechanics of time travel and the potential for disrupting timelines. Although the heart of the book is the mysterious relationship between Kite, his sister Agatha Castlereigh, and Jem, Agatha's husband from a different time. She grafts her story onto a detailed and realistic look at life aboard sailing ships during the early nineteenth century, providing the reader with a sense of verisimilitude. Suspenseful, philosophical, and inventive, this sparkling novel explores the power of memory and love. What I know is : atmospheric books so quietly heartbreaking and full of yearning will always find a path to my heart. The Kingdoms is no different. This is alternative history with a time-travel twist, but really this is a character-driven story about longing and love. I adored everything about it. amnesia storylines hurt, but this one felt like it was on a whole other level. groundbreaking honestly. the whole idea of feeling as though someone somewhere is calling for you, someone who knows you so intimately, almost touching their fingertips, and then it slips out of your grasp? B R U H. Joe is the main character in The Kingdoms, but talking about him could give away a bunch of spoilers, so I’ll just say this—I loved him with all my heart and then some. As for the English navy officer Kite, he’s faced abuse all his life, so much so that he’s begun to turn into a bit of a machine, someone who seems incapable of natural human emotions. With a romance that involves a person who doesn’t know who he is, and another who’s barely holding up against emotional and psychological trauma while leading his ship into what seems like a losing battle, it’s understandable that this relationship isn’t one that’d give you unadulterated happiness. And yet, even as these two broken people keep fighting against time to find each other again and again only to lose each other every time, and even as you can’t shake the feeling that they were doomed from the start, you still keep hoping against hope for something good to happen. The Kingdoms is not an easy book, but in the end, Joe and Kite make it worth it.If you've been here for a hot minute, you probably know I adore Natasha Pulley's writing. She's carved a niche in the literary scene with her soft gay magical realist novels that are somehow exactly to my taste. I didn't connect with any of the characters, maybe except for Agatha, but didn't sympathize or cared about anyone.

People generally agree that it’s harder to review books you’ve enjoyed; that it’s harder to find the words to describe all the ways in which you loved a book, than it is to explain why you hated it. This statement, for me, has never been more true than right now.

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