Lesley's Review
When I was a child, I dreamt of adventures steeped in
history and discovery. I wanted to
discover the unknown. Travel to secret places and solve the mysteries of those
unknown artifacts. Discover the secrets of the world. Sigh. Sadly, I grew up to
be a Medical Assistant, turned stay at home mom. My adventures consist of
watching the adventures of my children. My mysteries include figuring out what
will get that stain off the couch and who left the empty milk carton in the fridge.
Hence the reason I escape through books. So, when I received the ARC for
Seduction, I dove right in and was not disappointed.
“Can you feel the past
here…It’s evocative.”
Seduction starts off back in the 1800’s with a man by the
name of Victor Hugo. As the story unfolds we find that Mr. Hugo loses his
beautiful daughter to a tragic accident. Fleeing his native France, He ends up
in Jersey Isle, England. Still consumed by the grief and sadness surrounding
the death of his daughter, he spends his days with his family and mistress.
Everything changes when a friend visits and introduces him to séances. And so,
the dead begin to seduce him. He becomes obsessed with contacting Didine, his
daughter. He begins hearing the voices of the dead and some points wonders, if
he is of course mad. Being a novelist, he takes to transcribing the tales of
the dead and his inner thoughts.
“This is the story of
a lost man. An exile not just from his beloved country but also his sanity. I
believe it to be a true and honest account”
At points in the story we fast forward through time meeting
JacL’Etoile. She is a trouble young lady, whose mentor/therapist is one of her
closest friends. Jac is a myth hunter, who belongs to a long line of talented
perfumers. However, she spends her time finding origins of myths and following
the trail to prove fact or fiction. But Jac is troubled, she has
hallucinations. Her episodes often triggered by a scent. Some believe these are visions of her past
life conflicting with her present self. Jac doesn’t not believe, because most
would say she has a personality disorder.
She is seduced with finding the truth, but scared of the answers.A
friend from her past contacts her and begins an adventure into the Celtic
world. Steeped in magic, mystery and scents to carry you away.
“Perfume is magic.
It’s mystery. We recreate the smell of a flower. Of wood. Of grass. We create
the essence of life. Liquefy it. We store memories. We make dreams.”
Love, loss, pain, secrets, suspense and Adventure. Seduction
has it all. We learn that everything has happened for a reason. Threads of the
tapestry have been woven and intertwined to build a magically suspenseful story,
bringing this story in full circle.The eloquently written details paint the
picture. While, taking the sense of smell and creating a story that’s almost
3-D. When you add in the aspect of the psychology you have the makings of a
brilliantly constructed story that hooks you and takes you on an adventure.
That not only feeds the mind but feeds the mystical side in us all.I give this book 4.5 Stars
“Mystics have always
been aware of it, from the Egyptians to the Sufis, to the Native Americans
Indians. In the Twelfth century alchemists called it magic. They could see it.
Jung postulated that modern man has trained himself not to see it.”
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