The Firebird A-
Susanna Kearsley
This novel is not only a fantasy (because of the psychic abilities which can't ever be real in real life) but it is also historical, with true life historical documentations, and romance...the good kind that you want to hold on to and really feel it because it's written so well.
This was really a great book. The problem for me was it took until about 70% until it got really interesting. It dragged on for most of the book. I also felt that a lot of the situations that occurred in the modern day life wasn't enough for me to really enjoy it. But, the historical part was very good. Not the best, just very good. I think I've read better historicals before but I can't remember. I just know that there were lots of questions I had about some of the military leaders and the impress and the Tsar. It was vague somehow but it could just be me but that's just a small matter. Overall, I enjoyed it.
Anyway, in general, the story is about two psychics. Nicola has psychometry abilities, which means that if she touches something, she can see its history, and Rob, who also has the same abilities as Nicola but he can go further and just close his eyes and see the visions. A women comes into Nicola's workplace to see if she could sell a wooden bird that belonged in their family's history for enough money so that she could go on a cruise. Nicola's boss says it's worthless but Nicola held it for a few seconds and saw a rich history behind it. It scared her but at the same time, she wanted to know where it came from and if it was worth enough money for the women's cruise. So she and Rob go on this journey to Russia following the story of the bird to where it was given to the women's family.
I was most in love with the relationship, in the historical parts, between Anna and Edmund. I wanted more...LOL. I really enjoyed learning the history of the Jacobites. The author did well in her research.