The Light Between Oceans by M.L. Stedman
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Mom and Jo both eagerly recommended this book to me. I thought it was ok.
The story follows a couple who live on an island and mind a lighthouse. They are unable to have a baby, but one washes up on shore and they decide to keep her. Only when they return to the mainland several years later do they realize the ramifications of their decision.
I thought the characters in this book, both the major ones and some of the minor ones, were really well-developed. Having recently had a baby, I also felt for all the characters in the book who bonded with the little girl.
Conversely, I didn't think the plot was that interesting. After the setup of the story, the narrative was pretty predictable. There were a few things that happened that came from a character or motive I couldn't have predicted (and that I appreciated), but overall that wasn't enough to push the book over the edge into "great" territory.
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