Thanks to Netgalley and Pan Macmillan for a review copy of this book. I am a huge fan of Karen Swan's novels and I have especially loved the Wild Isle series, so I was thrilled to be able to receive an advance copy of the conclusion of this series. I inhaled it, I have to say, reading it quickly but also feeling reluctant to part with the characters that have made up the four novels.

The novel opens with Jane’s viewpoint, the sister-in-law to Mollie who'd sadly died of pneumonia, and who was the prompt for the nurse Lorna, to request the islanders be evacuated to the mainland. Jane is reclusive. Married to a bully and an abuser, she also has the sight, both of which lead her to keep to herself for the most part. With Mollie’s death, Jane is able to share her deep grief with David, Mollie’s sweetheart who'd hoped to marry her. It's that shared grief that caused David and Jane to be at the graveyard the last night on the island, and for Jane to witness certain events that take her months and many calamities to make sense of. Those months cause her to question the kind of person she is and forces her to make critical choices.

The novel continues the stories, too of the other three women – Effie, Mhairi, and Flora, as they all continue to face the challenges of the events before they left Kilda and the choices they made.

I really loved all the novels of this series and this one was no exception. To successfully tackle such intricate weaving of parallel timelines is so impressive, especially given the stellar result. Swan continues to produce compelling and wonderfully descriptive novels with rich characters that create a world you can't help but inhabit and are reluctant to leave. In this Swan recreated 1930s Scotland in vivid detail.

She mentions writing more series and I look forward to it as I would look forward to any of her books. Highly recommended.

The fourth and final book in the series. It ties up all the loose ends beautifully with a really satisfying twist. I’ve loved all the books, although the cliffhanger at the end of each book and the gap between books has been hard on this devoted reader! Karen Swan’s books are always a thrilling and soul warming read, this has been especially so.

Thank you to Netgalley the author and publishers for an arc in exchange for an honest review

Thanks to PanMac and NetGalley for the ERC of the final book in the Wild Isles series.

The book neatly ties up all the loose ends of the previous 3 books.

The book is centered around Jayne, married to Norman, she has been cursed with a second sight.

I loved this final book, and spent the whole day completely engrossed!