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The following is a review of "The Prodigy Slave, Book
One: Journey to Winter Garden" by Londyn Skye,
by Ghislaine Gilbert
Book Cover:
4 out of 4 stars
The Prodigy Slave romance novel is the creation of an
amazing, inspirational, imaginative and keen minded author, Londyn Skye, who
shares with us her fantasy world about two lovers, Lily and James.
Through her splendid imaginative mind, the author took us
into a heartfelt story between two youngsters of different social backgrounds.
Lily was a born slave sold by her own father at the age of 9 to another slave
owner named Jesse Adams. That sale occurred in the state of Virginia where the
slave owner little Lily's own father harshly pulled her, as crudely described by
the author, from her mother’s arms, on that plantation where Maya delivered
her. The plea of the mother to keep her daughter was beyond words. But Lily was
put up on the auction block in chains, sold to an even more evil man, whose
youngest son had befriended Lily into an evolving relationship that is lively
narrated by the author in the book one named Journey to the Winter Garden.
The author in so many ways went above and beyond to make the
reader live and relive over and over the meaning of true love: the deep
connection one feels towards another human being that transcends all, like the
forbidden love of Romeo and Juliet of Shakespeare, with Lily and James, much
more at stake. For to utterly understand the intensity of the risk involved,
you must put yourself in the time: mid 1800 in the slavery era when existing
laws forbade a white man to love or even to be friend with a female slave, and
against the law for them to be married. Furthermore, slaves had no rights to
education, to learn how to read or write or play the piano for that matter. It
was all crimes punishable by laws, imprisonment for the white person and
corporal punishment or even death for the slave. The author had taken the time
to add the slave code at the beginning of most chapters, which is extremely
helpful and informative. Did I mention piano? Well, Lily's ability and talent
to play the piano play a big part throughout the book, which might change, you
would think, Lily’s fortune during her saga.
I genuinely enjoy reading this romance novel. The book
editors did a professional job as the book is well written and well edited.
Some readers may question this view because of the dialect often used by the
author but one must remember that the writer wants just to put us in the era
and the region where the story was occurring. Skye makes me envision my being
there, in the amphitheater, at the William’s estate, watching the talented
musically gifted Lily, William, a professional pianist also her mentor, and the
whole orchestra in a breathtaking musical and theatrical performance. The
author also could vividly describe via her writing the magical dance along with
the choreography arranged by Lily, whose photographic and artistic mind
reflects her life with all the good, the bad and the ugly. All of this, from
the time she was the house slave in the plantation with an evil master up to
the moments of friendship, love and affection of her best friend James without
forgetting the father figure love of William Werthington, the lovely memories
of her mother and their terrifying separation. The unwrapping of Lily's life
and much more played out in front of our eyes along with this series The
Journey to the Winter Garden. My hope is one day I can see this beautiful
musical theatrical production in a movie.
There is nothing significant to really dislike about this
romance book. James’s character appears to me at times flimsy, like he is
struggling with his inner evils, which is acceptable in good drama books.
My rating of this book is 4 out of 4 stars. My rating
is based on the ease and the captivating way Skye keeps you wanting to read
more pages after pages. I appreciate the historical data (slave code) the
author writes at the beginning of most of the chapters.
This is my first time reading a book from this author,
Londyn Skye. The Prodigy Slave: Book One: Journey to Winter Garden is
remarkable. I cannot wait to read Book Two and Three and more of her writing. I
recommend this Book One to people 18 and over due to the explicit erotic scenes
present in two or three chapters, and to those who like to read historical and
romantic novels.
Ghislaine Gilbert
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The Prodigy Slave, Book One: Journey to Winter Garden of Londyn Skye
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I enjoyed this book review by Ghislaine Gilbert. Well done!
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