Title: Winter Sparrow
Author: Estevan Vega
Genre: Fantasy/Romance
Publisher: Stonehouse Ink
Release Date: Sept 2012
Edition/Formats Available In: Ebook & Print
“I’ll grow wings all by myself.”
Mary is a young artist about to enter a new chapter in her life. After years of waiting and searching, she has finally found true love. She’s also just discovered that her fiancé Joshua has inherited his father’s rundown countryside mansion. To add to the rising pressure, her wedding day is so close she can practically hear the music. All she has to do is accept what the future holds. Accept…and be happy.
But something’s missing.
As the seasons change, her doubts turn to fears, and her fears become reality. Through struggle and loss, the love she once possessed for Joshua transforms into contempt. When Mary is confronted with a magical escape, the life she has and the life she dreams of will collide, awakening a mysterious change within. But no choice comes without cost, and each one will draw her closer to the truth.
At times both beautiful and haunting,
Winter Sparrow dares you to step into a world where eternity is a moment and
every breath is a second chance. The fantasy begins….
It was Mary’s first time in the country.
She’d driven through secluded parts of the state before but never like this. In
her youth, she didn’t have the chance to linger anywhere long enough for the
place to really get to know who she was or for her to be anything more than a
passing shadow.
Her father had it set in his mind to expose his children to a diverse life and a number of experiences she now kept tucked away in some deep, dark closet of herself. In spite of his un¬usual way of loving, it was never Mary’s intent to run away like she had. But the never-looking-back part came a little too easily. I have to be free. That’s what she’d said. Thought, actually. The words were never fully conceived. She supposed they lived somewhere inside of her too, with the items she preferred to leave nameless.
She glanced down at the ring on her finger;
it told her she had become a skilled actress waiting for a cue to dash onto the
stage. Waiting for the crescendo of jeers to label her a phony. But she
couldn’t be that. She was a bride to be, after all; “the perfect sparrow,” as
Joshua called her.
Mary pulled her eyes away from the
engagement ring for a minute, long enough to study Joshua’s profile. Such an
ef¬fortless piece of art it was. The shadow of the evening sunlight poured in
from the windshield and from the blue skies beyond, making his features seem
even more magical.
She liked how the hair on his chin graced
it just so she’d know it was there. Nothing fancy, nothing preten¬tious, just
simple and handsome. Mary especially liked the pattern his teeth fell into. A
mouth had never looked so accurately composed, and without the aid of cruel
metal and overpaid professionals. It was a smile that could melt any girl’s
heart.
Mary didn’t realize she had been squeezing
Joshua’s hand or that cutting off his circulation would cause him to swerve
unintentionally. She sank back into her seat, a little embar¬rassed, mostly
thankful they didn’t crash.
“Sorry,” she eventually said in a hush.
He reached for her hand again nonetheless,
after letting the blood return, and kissed it. “It’s nothing.”
That smile revisited her in the stillness
of the sedan. She felt so safe here with him. So known. But it wasn’t at all
like she had thought it would be. Her love for Joshua wasn’t the stuff of fairy
tales or high-gloss Hollywood productions; it was deeper.
Then why did it take so long for you to say
yes? her mind intruded.
She didn’t have a good enough answer.
Perhaps it was because this world had left its mark on her somehow. Even though
she was young, it was like a year could be a lifetime. She’d fallen behind.
Joshua reminded her what it felt like to be alive. She had given up on
relationships before meeting him, claiming they were nothing more than an
insecure girl’s ego trip. A trip she had sworn off.
But oaths could be broken, couldn’t they?
Couldn’t she mask that part of herself that believed love could never really
work? She felt sure she could, and she would.
This book started out normal enough. It appeared on the surface to be a simple love story between Mary and Joshua. Mary and Joshua are living in a home which was left to Joshua. Mary is an interesting character, she is insecure, nervous, and haunted by her past. Joshua meanwhile loves her dearly.
The characters are all well written. You get sucked into the story and want to keep reading to try to figure out where the story is going. I did have to re-read a few paragraphs here and there to confirm what I had read, because I thought at first I had read it wrong, but that is a minor issue since the twists and turns this book take are right out of this world.
I have to say the book is well written and has a VERY unexpected storyline. I can honestly say I would recommend this book to anyone who likes books with a huge twist. I'm sorry, but I can't give it more than 3.75 stars. I think the ending really felt rushed, and the book itself was a little confusing at times. But all in all it was an interesting read and it did keep me turning the page.
Details/Disclaimer: Review copy was provided to me in exchange for a fair and honest review. The free book held no determination on my personal review.
ESTEVAN VEGA FELL IN LOVE WITH STORYTELLING IN THE FIFTH GRADE WHEN HE WAS FORCED TO WRITE SHORT STORIES EVERY DAY FOR ENGLISH CLASS. THAT’S RIGHT, FORCED. BUT WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HIS FATHER, HE REALIZED, HE ACTUALLY LIKED WRITING AND LOVED PEOPLE’S REACTION TO HIS WORK. NOW, AFTER MANY, MANY MOONS, EVEGA HAS AUTHORED 6 BOOKS AND SEVERAL SHORT STORIES ALL READY TO BE CONSUMED BY YOU. HIS HOBBIES INCLUDE SINGING IN THE SHOWER, GOING TO CONCERTS, AND TRYING TO ALWAYS EMULATE OPTIMUS PRIME. HE LOVES MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAM, WRITING PECULIAR TALES, AND STILL HASN’T LEARNED HOW TO WHISTLE.
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