This book had great potential and ticked everything I like in a book. I loved the setting and the back drop of the storyline. I especially liked the switching of pov's of the characters the view from the nurses was well written you can't help but fall in love with them. The view point from the MMC could sometimes be confusing but I got on with it. Not too bad a book should do well.

Sadly I have struggled with this book. It's just not for me I've given it to 20% and the volunteer nurse's story is dull. So I just need to stop now. I thought it was going to grab me after chapter 2 but it went back to the Nurse and that killed me off. I won't post anything on my Goodreads I don't think it would be fair to do this. Once again I apologise.

Thank you #netgalley and #Ravenbooks for giving me access to an ARC of #theunrecovered in exchange for an honest review.

I went into this book expecting something quite different from what I actually got. I was hoping for a spooky, bumps in the night, ghost story but, instead, it was more of tale of individuals being haunted by their past experiences. Whilst that can make for an exciting and interesting read, I didn’t find this particular story all that easy to get into.

I felt like lots of characters were introduced in quite quick succession, and none of them ones I was immediately drawn to. I also felt that the story jumped about quite a bit at times, making it difficult to get a foothold.

There were certain sections of the book I enjoyed more than others, and found the use of language and descriptive phrases to be really well written. I liked the setting very much but don’t feel that its full, creepy potential was entirely realised.

All in all, this one was not quite my cup of tea in the end. However, the author can clearly write and I feel certain that this book will appeal to many readers. Particularly those interested in stories set in and around the First World War.

I was unsure about this book at first. Its allusive rather than direct style early on led to lack of clarity but it improved and I was glad to have read it.
Set during the first world war and in North Edinburgh (where I live so that places referred to were familiar) it deals with the horrors of war and the damage done both physically and psychologically. The actors are mainly in the present but the ancient castle harks back to the time of the crusaders and there are strong hints of crossovers.
This is an adventure story and a love story with an element of mystery and imagination. Overall it works well. It is well written and the characters are credible.

We are on the Scottish coast; Jacob arrives at the fortress he has inherited.
There is a myth around a howling hound, World War I has still not ended, mysteries unravel.

The prose was interesting. The author did a pretty good job of creating the atmosphere and I liked the intricate details in the myth that is at the core of this book and how it overlaps with historical circumstances.

This book has a lot of potential - 2.5 stars rounded up.

I just could not get into the characters in this story. I am familiar with Craiglockhart in Edinburgh which was a military hospital around the time of WW1. Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon were both there. The story I think is loosely based on it. There are many similarities : seriously wounded soldiers, large house commandeered, extensive grounds, volunteer nurses, poetry. The narrative just did not grab me. Maybe I was making too many comparisons. This book will appeal to those interested in the timeframe and early efforts with PTSD.