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Island on Fire Sophie Schiller 9781986210782 Books

Island on Fire by Sophie Schiller was a book chosen by Kindle Scout members for publication (I received a copy for nominating the book and then having that book picked for publication). This book really grabbed my attention. A live volcano and everyone is just going about their lives and here you have young Emilie Dujon, who even in the midst of her own drama can't shake the feeling that something is very wrong with the ash and volcanic activity in her lush refuge of Martinique. The drama builds steadily with assorted interesting characters and author Sophie Schiller makes the reader want to sit down next to some of these endearing characters. (Not to mention clobbering the annoying ones with a cast iron skillet!)

Danger is obviously coming to the people of Martinique..and the plot weaves into the imagination taking time to steadily increase in intensity. The history of the area and of the characters in this story mingle beautifully with Schiller's writing. I enjoyed this book very much and would recommend to anyone who likes an exciting story!


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Island on Fire Sophie Schiller 9781986210782 Books Reviews

In 1902 the island Martinique, a French protectorate in the Caribbean was devastated by an eruption of Mt. Pelée, scorching its largest city Saint-Pierre and killing 30,000 people. The story is set during the two weeks leading up to the volcano's main eruption on May 8. Several themes begin to play out Emilie, beautiful daughter of a struggling cocoa planter ardently desires to end her engagement to wealthy but despicable sugar plantation owner Lucien, she seeks aid from a notorious voodoo doctor, relations become strained in Emilie's family, the island's governor strives to calm the population as the volcano smokes and rumbles, and newly assigned Lieutenant Denis Rémy hopes to redeem his questionable status. The turn-of-century society, plantation operations, and penchant for political obsessions are shown through dialogue and description. The plot has promise and the characters are interesting, but the execution leaves something to be desired.

Many scene descriptions and lines of dialogue are repeated several times. Frequent phrases include "impending sense of doom," "things deteriorating quickly," "refugees crowding cathedrals to baptize children," "people resigned themselves to their fate," with repeated descriptions of sweat pouring from foreheads and pounding hearts. Scenes in the voodoo doctor's office with its eerie altar often seem word-for-word. The fearful and desperate people who are blocked from leaving Saint-Pierre by the governor are always reacting the same.

Dialogue seems unnatural at times. In the middle of action scenes the characters have propensity for lengthy expository discussions. Emilie and Denis repeat lines to each other. The voodoo doctor goes into defensive monologues when Denis attacks him. While Emilie was repeatedly called "innocent," naive and short-sighted would better describe her. Anyone living with the voodoo culture, and raised by a "native" nanny would know the risks of seeking black magic to accomplish their goals.

The volcano makes perfect backdrop for tension and suspense, but from the outset it seems in serious eruption, though officials deny it. There was not enough building of tension, progressing from milder to more intense descriptions. Readers could become jaded by the time the final major eruption takes place. It is a dramatic story, and readers will want to stay with it to find out what happens. It could have been more tightly written.
Island on Fire by Sophie Schiller is a Scout book I got for picking it as a winner. It really is not the genre I normally read but it looked like a winner so...I was very surprised and happy that I actually enjoyed it. It is a historical fiction so that helped.
It is about a gal and a cheating low life boyfriend. The gal goes to a voodoo priestess, well why not? Right? First thing I think of when I have a cheating boyfriend..voodoo priestess under the yellow pages. I would think she would want to sacrifice him but no, she wants the to keep the fool. Mt Pelee is ready to pop, I am thinking we sacrifice him to the volcano gods and maybe we make a short story out of this novel but nope! Mt Pelee explodes and then the excitement happens. I have never been near a volcano that kills 30,000 people and have to run and survive but the book makes it sound like it might be dangerous or something. What? Anyway, I loved the book, check it out. Really, I did enjoy the thrill of what it would be like faced with the threats going on...the book was excellent.
On the beautiful island of Martinique, the supposedly extinct Mount Pelee begins to show signs of activity, but the politicians are more interested in the upcoming election and choose to ignore the danger. On one of the prosperous family plantations, a young girl finds herself betrothed to a man she discovers is much less honorable than she originally believed and an army lieutenant recently demoted and sent to the island finds himself in conflict with his superiors once again. They will all collide in a life or death struggle to survive the forces of nature, the diabolical influence of the voodoo king and the wrath of those in power. Although the story is set in the early days of the 20th century, there are themes reminiscent of the current state of the country, with the elected officials frequently exhibiting concern only for their own agendas rather than the welfare of all of the people. The ever present menace of the previously quiescent mountain and the love story of two people willing to risk their future make this novel a very enjoyable read.
Island on Fire by Sophie Schiller was a book chosen by Scout members for publication (I received a copy for nominating the book and then having that book picked for publication). This book really grabbed my attention. A live volcano and everyone is just going about their lives and here you have young Emilie Dujon, who even in the midst of her own drama can't shake the feeling that something is very wrong with the ash and volcanic activity in her lush refuge of Martinique. The drama builds steadily with assorted interesting characters and author Sophie Schiller makes the reader want to sit down next to some of these endearing characters. (Not to mention clobbering the annoying ones with a cast iron skillet!)

Danger is obviously coming to the people of Martinique..and the plot weaves into the imagination taking time to steadily increase in intensity. The history of the area and of the characters in this story mingle beautifully with Schiller's writing. I enjoyed this book very much and would recommend to anyone who likes an exciting story!