I fell in love with this book! the island of Seal sounds absolutely magically and I want to move there ASAP! such a unique story.

I loved this book. The cover grabbed my attention as soon as I saw it, blue skies, blue ocean and a girl with a red coad.
Anna takes her six year old daughter Ava to a small island called Seal at the insistance of Ava.
This book is about loss, guilt and love.
Anna and Ava are enfolded into the community at Seal and disvover love and a sense of belonging.
The main characters tell their story as it unfolds gradually revealing a tragedy that happened fiften years earlier.
It is set in the present time with flashbacks to earlief events.
This book is well written, easy to follow,makes you want to read just a little bit more to see what happens next.

**4.5 stars**
I've read a couple of Daniela Sacerdoti's previous novels and really enjoyed them, so I was eager to read her the first of her new series....and to me it was just like coming home.

Anna has been continually let down by her partner Toby but she sticks with him for the sake of their young daughter Ava. Toby finally decides to leave the relationship and travel to Australia. Although this is a relief to Anna, it hits Ava very hard and she remains silent for three days. Upon talking again, Ava starts to say some very odd things and Anna is determined to get to the bottom of this. Their journey takes them to Seal, a very small Island in the Western Scottish Isles.

I can't believe that every time I picked up this book I became totally immersed in the story and it evoked such contentment. With some second sight and gentle supernatural elements woven through the story, it was something I really enjoyed. Told in multiple view points over various chapters, it was easy to follow. I loved meeting the characters and could sense the beauty, salt and sea of the small Island.

I will certainly follow this series and thank Netgalley and the Publisher for a copy to read and review.