This is the last stop on the blog tour for 'Chasing Shadows' by T.A. Williams. Let me tell you a little bit about the book and then we'll get to the review.
Amy had it all –
money, brains and beauty. And then the accident happened.
The Present Day:
Left blind and without her family, Amy feels she needs to get away. On a trip
along the Camino, she is accompanied by the mysterious and troubled Luke.
Having been set up to help Amy by a mutual friend, Luke finds he is also
running from his past…
1314: A Templar
Knight, Luc, is also running. He meets the wife of a former comrade, now
blinded in a terrifying attack: Aimee. Taking her under his wing, they must
journey together through a dangerous world.
My favourite aspect of this book was the modern story line running alongside the historical one. It definitely kept me interested and was easier to follow than I expected. I loved the fact that Amy and Luke were researching the time period and visiting the locations from the time of the Templars.
The historical aspects were threaded neatly into the narrative, without feeling overpowering, and felt well researched. I also enjoyed the modern Spanish setting and found it very authentic.
Some elements of this book were a little predictable and I found the fixation on Amy's beauty to be distracting at times.
Despite that, I really liked Amy and Luke as characters. It was refreshing to read about a blind character, especially one portrayed as a rounded person where her blindness is only one aspect. On Jess Hearts Books' blog tour spot (which you can read here), I learned that the author T.A. Williams gave a lot of thought to the writing of a blind character and I think this showed.
After reading this, I'm determined to read more historical fiction and I'll check out more of T.A. Williams' books in future.
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