{"id":7989,"date":"2021-02-27T10:29:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T17:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=7989"},"modified":"2021-05-20T15:25:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T21:25:26","slug":"the-riven-country-series-by-renee-carrier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=7989","title":{"rendered":"The Riven Country Series by Ren\u00e9e Carrier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7990\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=7990\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/riven-country-series.jpg?fit=367%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"367,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"riven-country-series\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/riven-country-series.jpg?fit=367%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/riven-country-series.jpg?resize=427%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7990\" width=\"427\" height=\"349\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Addictive and immersive, this series is a must-read\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carrier combines love and intrigue with magical realism to build a stunning literary series set in rural Wyoming, Italy, Paris, and Ireland. In the debut installment, Senga is struggling to realize her true purpose in life as accidental death of her only daughter, nine-year-old Emily, weighs heavy on her mind. The second installment in the series sees Senga gradually coming to terms with her grief as Sebastian, a brilliant Danish artist, comes into her life. In the third installment, Senga finds herself following a magical realism thread that takes her to Ireland. She must weigh her own ability that makes her see what others cannot see. Carrier devotes considerable attention to developing her characters, especially Senga who is greatly affected by the tragic events of her past. The passages exploring Senga\u2019s mental state, particularly after she loses her daughter to the tragic accident are haunting and raw. She balances the increasingly entangled lives of Senga and her friends, including the endearing Stricklands, Sebastian, Joe, Gabe, and Francesca with skill and precision. Carrier elegantly weaves the old legend into the main storyline, and High Wolf\u2019s ancient story is as fascinating as Senga\u2019s ongoing tale. Though it takes time to settle into Senga\u2019s intricate world in the first installment, Carrier\u2019s assured, lyrical prose expertly guides the reader throughout. The second and third installments read like a breeze, and new readers will have no trouble following Senga\u2019s story. The plot unravels at a tantalizingly leisured pace, and Carrier\u2019s immersive prose keeps the pages turning. The characters\u2019 complex relationships with one another are brilliantly portrayed, and the exquisitely detailed world and expert plotting are an added bonus. Along the way, Carrier explores deeper questions of love, life, regret, grief, racism, and the human cost of obsession and control. Intrigue, passion and madness, and hints of magical realism with tiny magical moments will keep readers spellbound from start to finish. With its Intricate worldbuilding, heartrending emotions, and expert characterization, this imaginatively told tale is sure to impress both the lovers of women\u2019s fiction and literary fiction. Readers will eagerly await Carrier\u2019s next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Note: The series is free on Kindle Unlimited.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Riven Country Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Ren\u00e9e Carrier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B08L62BPPX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Riven Country of Senga Munro (Riven Country, #1)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $8.34 (USD) Kindle edition, $16.00 Paperback<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Starwallow (The Riven Country Series, #2)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $7.82 (USD) Kindle edition, $19.95 Paperback<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>THE SIMPLER: Book III of The Riven Country Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $7.79 (USD) Kindle edition, $16.00 Paperback<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Addictive and immersive, this series is a must-read\u2026 Carrier combines love and intrigue with magical realism to build a stunning literary series set in rural Wyoming, Italy, Paris, and Ireland. 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