Thank you for this wonderful video! Kate Morton is, hands down, my favorite, current-day author and I have read all her books. The Forgotten Garden was the first of her novels that I ever read; it is also my favorite. Depending on the person I am trying to win over to Kate Morton's works, I gift either The Forgotten Garden or The Secret Keeper. I love that you describe her writing as similar to gothic classics as I have learned I am a fan of these as well. It makes so much sense.
I LOVE KATE MORTON! I have read four of her books and my favourites are definitely The Forgotten Garden and The Distant Hours. The things that I enjoy the most about her style are the split narration between past and present and the way she portraits women and often elder women (who are kind of my favourite characters in her novels).
I've read two of her books and absolute love them! My favourite is The forgotten garden, I was so captivated by the story and the way she paints a picture of the surroundings.
So good to know a fellow Kate Morton lover! I read all her books too and my favourite is The Forgotten Garden, closely followed by The Secret Keeper. :)
Love love love Kate Morton! Her stories and way to tell the stories really works for me too. I think my top three is the same as you have. Before the lake house I thought I liked the best the secret keeper, but now I don't know anymore.
She’s my favorite author! I just got done reading The Forgotten Garden for the countless time. I read her books at least once a year And each time I read them I don’t want to put them down. Sooo amazing!
Part of me wants the books to become movies so my husband can know these amazing stories. Then part of me doesn’t because I don’t want the movie to ruin the book.
Do you have any book/author recommendations for me that are similar to her? Nothing compares to how in depth she writes. 😀 but I’d love to read something new.
I was on a used book exhibition and I found The Forgotten Garden by chance. It was so amazing and I never put it down.... Its the first book I read of Kate Morton and now I'm on to her other novels. Cant wait to catch up on all the beautiful mysteries ❤️
That was a great review, you have convinced me to pick up one of her books, hopefully I can find them in the library. I think I am going to start with 'The Forgotten Garden'.Thank you for sharing your love of this author 😀 X
+Lesley Deeming The Forgotten Garden is a great place to start - and I'm sure your library carries Kate Morton! She's pretty popular. I hope you enjoy her books as much as I do! :)
I've only read her first three books. I started reading The Secret Keeper at one point but I put it down because there was another book I wanted to read more and I didn't want that to hinder my experience of reading The Secret Keeper, especially because Kate Morton is my favorite author. My favorites of hers, and actually they are like # 1.1 and 1.2 on my all-time favorite books list (I group them together since they are by the same author), are The Forgotten Garden and then The House At Riverton comes in close behind it. I discovered her books in 2010. I asked for The House At Riverton for Christmas that year; I had randomly found it browsing on Barnes & Nobel's website and it was really intriguing. I ended up reading it over that Christmas break (at this point I was a sophomore in high school). And before I even finished it I knew it was my new favorite book! I loved it! So then that Spring I was awarded a giftcard for having perfect attendance- we got to choose which store of like 3 different places and, of course, I chose the B&N giftcard. And with that giftcard I bought The Forgotten Garden, which I read over that upcoming summer break. I was blown away by it! I couldn't believe it could surpass The House At Riverton, but it did! I love her writing! It's so intricate!! And it's not done in an overwhelming or boring or flowery/pointless way! .. So The Distant Hours, even though it's the only other book of hers I've read, it's definitely my least favorite. I still thought it was good but I was going into it with such high expectations because The House At Riverton was amazing and then The Forgotten Garden was even better, so I though it might continue on that trend. But I set expectations too high and ended up being disappointed. I haven't ever reread her books but I know they are books I'll keep forever and I love being in her world. I, every so often, think about rereading them or one of them, but then I think about the books I haven't read, yet, and decide not to. I think, now that I'm thinking about it, I'll reread them at a point after I read The Secret Keeper and The Lake House, since I haven't read those, yet. I want to get to The Secret Keeper this year! I think the summertime will be a good time to read that one! So that was my Kate Morton story, haha! You are one of the few people I've discovered on BookTube who is familiar with and loves her books :)
A very interesting author wrap-up. I intended to take a break of Kate Morton after reading 3 of her books in a row, but I'm not quite ready to leave her world at this point, haha. Now I'm really intrigued to read The Lake House- I have yet to hunt down The Secret Keeper and The House at Riverton. You have such sweet & positive energy - I'll definitely check out other videos on your channel. 😊
Very enjoyable overview! I would recommend The Secret Keeper to anyone thinking of trying one of Kate Morton's books...it is superb (IMHO). Probably followed by The Forgotten Gardens ..but all her books are worth getting!
I am new to this author. I am reading Clockmakers Daughter, and it is AMAZING!!!!! I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK!!!! YOU REALLY NEED TO READ IT!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Great video! I keep meaning to read a Kate Morton book, but I haven't yet. You've made them all sound very intriguing. I don't know where I want to start!
I haven't read any of Kate Morton' books yet, but after seeing this video I need to soon. She sound a lot like Lucinda Riley, which I just LOVE. If you haven't read any of her books yet, i would recoment you to pick one up. I sound like they read in the same way, and allmost have the same kind of stories. Thank you for your video. I'm so glad that i found your chanel - Your are so amazing and inspirationel. So thank you very, very much :)
Sabine Andersen a lot of people have told me that Lucinda Riley is a lot like Kate Morton! I have lots of friends who love to read her books when they're waiting for a new Kate Morton book to come out. I haven't read any of Lucinda's books yet, but I have one on my shelf waiting to be read! :)
+BookishPrincess Yes, I loved that, too! The Secret Garden was one of my favorites growing up. I haven't read it in so long, but I really should revisit it! :)
Such a great video! I absolutely agree on everything you said about Kate Morton, she's such a talented and incredible storyteller! I think my favourite is Distant Hours, too!
This video was so well done! Thanks for sharing this info, as someone who has never read a Kate Morton book, you've got me interested. I hope you do more videos just like this.
Great video! I am so excited to read one of her books! I have a few on hold at the library...just waiting for them to come in. I've just started delving into the gothic novel realm.
Wow! What a great author exploration video. I haven't read The Secret Keeper or The Lake House, this video makes me want to bump them up on my TBR. I am so upset that The Lake House has a different cover, the others are so so pretty. :( Great video Katie! I'm so happy to have found your channel!
The first book that ''introduced me'' to Kate Morton was 'The Distant Hours' so it holds a special place for me, but if it is the best among the bunch, I don't know, cause I have yet to read some of them, but The Forgotten Garden is probably up there! :) Great video by the way, you really made me even more curious than I was before! xD I guess I have to pick some of those books up now :P
Lovely video! I am definitely going to be on a lookout for her books now. I love the feel of classic books, so to have one that is modern and gothic sounds like a great read.
I have a tradition when I meet a new person I go along well with, it's asking her what her favorite book is or what book she really wants me to read. And whatever that person chooses I'll pick up the book and read it. I like that for 2 reasons, you get to broaden your reading spectrum and you can bond with that person. As I have a vibe that you are the kind of person I would love in real life, I'll try one of Kate Morton book! I'll see what they have at the library.
Great video Katie, I've been wanting to try one of her books for a while. They all sound so good! I think I might go with The Forgotten Garden, just because The Secret Garden was one of my favorite books as a kid
I've read the first two and am thinking of starting another. I love her books. They definatley go on my books to be read again shelf! So glad to find you and that you also like her books. :-)
I recently bought The Secret Keeper and I'm so excited to read it! Though I haven't read anything of hers yet, I think I will really enjoy Kate Morton!
I have never read Kate Morton even though I was about to purchase the Forgotten Garden once. Thank you for your review, now I will pick up one of her novels :)
I've never even heard of Kate Morton before, but you have made me want to read her books!! I think The Lake House especially sounds like an interesting read :)
I'm Australian as well so I'm surprised I haven't heard of her! I don't usually read those sorts of books though which is probably why, but I'm trying to read a wider range of genres.
+JustaLittleBitRandom This would be a great place to start expanding your genres! Her writing is good and also very engaging. Keep in mind that the stories are a slow build, though.
I'm reading The Distant Hours right now and loving it so much. I just love her as an author. Yes she's got a formula that she follows but is it just me or is it really comforting? I still have to read House of Riverton and The Forgotten Garden. I'm eager to read them right away! But part of me feels like I should give myself some space between the Morton books so I can appreciate them more. Hrmmmm....we shall see..... I loved this video! I'm so eager for Kate Morton to come out with her sixth. I know she's working on it right now!
Oh yes. I understand the dilemma! Once I discovered her, I plowed through all her books and then was left with no more to read! But it makes me even more excited when a new release comes out! Once we know the release date for the new book, I may write to the publisher and see if I can get my hands on an early copy!! She's one of my favs. :)
Can you even imagine if you got to talk to Kate Morton? Oh gosh that would be a dream! I wonder what this next one will be about. She's got such a wonderful imagination!
This video was a lovely way to tell us about Kate Morton, I only read my first Kate Morton this winter. Just got the Distant Hours from Brittany's Under the Radar Books Etsy shop and really look forward to reading it! There are lots of different elements about her books that appeal to me. I look forward to reading all of hers!
+Life Between Words I read The Forgotten Garden - Ironically a Blind Date With a Book that my library did and I really enjoyed it. I definitely agree that the locations and houses almost feel like characters of their own. She reminds me of Rosamunde Pilcher (who I adore) + a mystery so since I love mysteries this is a very good thing. :)
+Life Between Words Oooh - I love her so much - I'm halfway through Coming Home and her books are just so cozy and easy to read - she was really popular in the 90s. I found out about her from my Nana. 😄
I love that you found her through your grandma. Do you have a favorite book by her? I just put The Shell Seekers on my goodreads TBR, but if you like one better, I'll add it!
How upset are you that The Lake House's cover doesn't match?? Haha I now really want to read my Kate Morton now (even though mine is your least favorite..) I LOVE the Secret Garden so The Forgotten Garden sounds really interesting to me!
+J. Bookish Um. I don't even want to talk about the covers not matching. >( Read the one you have! It's not *bad*, it's just not as good! In my opinion. It might turn out to be your favorite!! :D
Thank you so much for doing this overview. I definitely think I want to give one of her books a go. The Lake House stands out the most to me, but The Secret Keeper sounds really interesting now too.
I have only just started hearing the name Kate Morton...I even saw one of her books at a library book sale recently but I didn't pick it up! Now I'm thinking I might have to!
I was shocked at how long I went without hearing of Kate Morton! Her books are right up my alley and well written to boot! I hope you do pick her up. :)
This video made me want to read The Forgotten Garden. I own a copy, but had it in little out of the way bookshelf (not on my main bookshelves). When I went to get the book, sitting next to it on the shelf was also Peace Like a River (which I forgot I owned lol) and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. That's just how they were! Although, it looked like a recomendation shelf from you! :) lol Needless to say, all of those books have been moved to my main bookshelves and I want to read them asap.
I read it as Lo-Anneth but I may be entirely wrong. i think the House at Riverton is my favourite but also have a soft spot for the forgotten garden and the Lake House which I finished tonight despite 2 restless snotty children. Kate Morton reminds me of Kate Mosse in her time flipping ways, but also very much woeth a read in this genre is All the Light we cannot see by Anthony..... I can't remember but it's an astonishing book. loved the review :)
Best explation of love i ever heard. So glad someone gets it, not always when we say historical romance we want heavy sensual sexual sences sometimes we just want to feel a classic love to just feel the emotion. I dont find enough people reading kate morton or susanna kearsley here in booktube which is sad cuz they are such awsm writters, i love their books their wrtitting just takes you to the past to live it all. One of my fav videos here in booktube♥️
I am trying to get into gothic novels and really don't know where to start. I know everyone raves about Daphne du Maurier and kate morton and i have never read anything from either author (criminal considering i grew up in Cornwall!!) I own Daphne's Rebecca and the Frenchman's creek and i own Kate's The distant hours and the house at riverton. I am currently looking at all four trying to figure out where to start!
Timely. I'm reading Jane Eyre for the first time. I saw The Lake House advertised in Audible recently but I wondered why they were suggesting a book about a movie that came out a decade ago. was that not the same name as a Sandra Bullock movie from the early 2000's? I may have to add this one to the to-read list.
Like 3 people have asked me whether it's the same as the movie, but it's not. They're VERY different! If you end up liking Jane Eyre, definitely pick up a Kate Morton book!
The Lake House is my favorite, The Distant Hours my least favorite (although I still liked it very much), and I have yet to read The Secret Keeper. I very much enjoyed this video, thank you!
Thanks so much for making this video. I had The Lake House on my wishlist after hearing someone talk about it, but I forgot why I wanted to get it xD So now you've really convinced me that I should read a book by Kate Morton. I think it's really up my street, I love the gothic genre! The editions you have are so gorgeous, I love them!
My only complaint about my Kate Morton editions is that The Lake House doesn't match her older books! I don't know why they decided to change the cover design so much... And I'm so glad you'll give her a shot!! It you like gothic novels, you'll really like her! She's sort of the modern gothic queen.
I've never even heard of her, if you can believe it!! I just looked her up on goodreads and she has a pretty big catalog. Where would you start? Do you have a favorite?
Life Between Words So far I've read two of her novels and recently bought the third. I read The Little Stranger and Fingersmith. Both are incredible, but I definitely would recommend Fingersmith the most! It is incredible. I love her description of Victorian England and her characters are fantastic. There are some very suprising elements to the books as well!
Hey, your review was amazing! I would love to read one of her books soon and I think the forgotten garden Sounds wonderful. I haven't read thd Secret Garden by F.H. Burnett yet, would you recommend reading that First, to understand all the references? Or is that not importent? I loved this Video and your Channel, keep up the good Work
+Magdalena Berger No, you definitely don't have to read The Secret Garden before you read The Forgotten Garden (but you should read it sometime, just because it's wonderful!). The Forgotten Garden is a great Kate Morton book to start with. I hope you like it!!
This is a great video! ^-^ I haven't read anything by Kate Morton yet, but a friend of mine is obsessed with her books, so I want to read one to see if I like it too. Which one do you recommend starting with?
Grace Taylor you can really start with any of her books! They're all good, so whichever sounds best to you. But if you wanted to start with my favorite, it's The Secret Keeper. :)
Now i want to read her books. I know that three of them are translated to my language, but haven`t had a chance to read hem. Will check my local library, they should have them. :)
Yes! They aren't really marketed as mysteries (you'd never find them in the mystery section of a bookstore). It just happens that the stories have a mystery in them. They would be a great place to start for someone who doesn't read mysteries!
Can you read Kate Morton's books in any order? Or do they have to be read in publication order? They seem to me to be entirely separate mysteries but just thought I'd ask before I rush to order some! Can't wait to read some of her books- they sound like exactly my kind of read!
Oh that's great! Thank you for getting back to me! I think I'll order The Forgotten Garden and The Secret Keeper!:) Have you heard about her latest novel- The Clockmaker's Daughter? It comes out (in the uk anyway) on the 20th September! It sounds absolutely fantastic! I'm sure you'd enjoy it.
The secret keeper is my all time favourite book! It's so emotional with so many twists I didn't see coming!
Thank you for this wonderful video! Kate Morton is, hands down, my favorite, current-day author and I have read all her books. The Forgotten Garden was the first of her novels that I ever read; it is also my favorite. Depending on the person I am trying to win over to Kate Morton's works, I gift either The Forgotten Garden or The Secret Keeper. I love that you describe her writing as similar to gothic classics as I have learned I am a fan of these as well. It makes so much sense.
A lovely analysis. Thank you.
I LOVE KATE MORTON! I have read four of her books and my favourites are definitely The Forgotten Garden and The Distant Hours. The things that I enjoy the most about her style are the split narration between past and present and the way she portraits women and often elder women (who are kind of my favourite characters in her novels).
I love that, too! There aren't many books with elderly main characters, especially women. And Kate does it so well!!
I've read two of her books and absolute love them! My favourite is The forgotten garden, I was so captivated by the story and the way she paints a picture of the surroundings.
Yes!! I loved the forgotten garden so much! I think it's many people's favorite one!
It was partially based on her own family history, with her grandmother discovering that she was adopted.
So good to know a fellow Kate Morton lover! I read all her books too and my favourite is The Forgotten Garden, closely followed by The Secret Keeper. :)
Love love love Kate Morton! Her stories and way to tell the stories really works for me too. I think my top three is the same as you have. Before the lake house I thought I liked the best the secret keeper, but now I don't know anymore.
She’s my favorite author! I just got done reading The Forgotten Garden for the countless time. I read her books at least once a year And each time I read them I don’t want to put them down. Sooo amazing!
Part of me wants the books to become movies so my husband can know these amazing stories. Then part of me doesn’t because I don’t want the movie to ruin the book.
I should reread her books sometime! It’s been awhile since I’ve enjoyed a Kate Morton!
Do you have any book/author recommendations for me that are similar to her? Nothing compares to how in depth she writes. 😀 but I’d love to read something new.
I was on a used book exhibition and I found The Forgotten Garden by chance. It was so amazing and I never put it down.... Its the first book I read of Kate Morton and now I'm on to her other novels. Cant wait to catch up on all the beautiful mysteries ❤️
That was a great review, you have convinced me to pick up one of her books, hopefully I can find them in the library. I think I am going to start with 'The Forgotten Garden'.Thank you for sharing your love of this author 😀 X
+Lesley Deeming The Forgotten Garden is a great place to start - and I'm sure your library carries Kate Morton! She's pretty popular. I hope you enjoy her books as much as I do! :)
I love Kate Morton.
Love Kate Morton!! Great overview.
I've only read her first three books. I started reading The Secret Keeper at one point but I put it down because there was another book I wanted to read more and I didn't want that to hinder my experience of reading The Secret Keeper, especially because Kate Morton is my favorite author.
My favorites of hers, and actually they are like # 1.1 and 1.2 on my all-time favorite books list (I group them together since they are by the same author), are The Forgotten Garden and then The House At Riverton comes in close behind it.
I discovered her books in 2010. I asked for The House At Riverton for Christmas that year; I had randomly found it browsing on Barnes & Nobel's website and it was really intriguing. I ended up reading it over that Christmas break (at this point I was a sophomore in high school). And before I even finished it I knew it was my new favorite book! I loved it! So then that Spring I was awarded a giftcard for having perfect attendance- we got to choose which store of like 3 different places and, of course, I chose the B&N giftcard. And with that giftcard I bought The Forgotten Garden, which I read over that upcoming summer break. I was blown away by it! I couldn't believe it could surpass The House At Riverton, but it did! I love her writing! It's so intricate!! And it's not done in an overwhelming or boring or flowery/pointless way! .. So The Distant Hours, even though it's the only other book of hers I've read, it's definitely my least favorite. I still thought it was good but I was going into it with such high expectations because The House At Riverton was amazing and then The Forgotten Garden was even better, so I though it might continue on that trend. But I set expectations too high and ended up being disappointed.
I haven't ever reread her books but I know they are books I'll keep forever and I love being in her world. I, every so often, think about rereading them or one of them, but then I think about the books I haven't read, yet, and decide not to. I think, now that I'm thinking about it, I'll reread them at a point after I read The Secret Keeper and The Lake House, since I haven't read those, yet.
I want to get to The Secret Keeper this year! I think the summertime will be a good time to read that one!
So that was my Kate Morton story, haha! You are one of the few people I've discovered on BookTube who is familiar with and loves her books :)
Bailee Walsh The Secret Keeper is my favorite! I really loved it. :)
A very interesting author wrap-up. I intended to take a break of Kate Morton after reading 3 of her books in a row, but I'm not quite ready to leave her world at this point, haha. Now I'm really intrigued to read The Lake House- I have yet to hunt down The Secret Keeper and The House at Riverton.
You have such sweet & positive energy - I'll definitely check out other videos on your channel. 😊
Very enjoyable overview!
I would recommend The Secret Keeper to anyone thinking of trying one of Kate Morton's books...it is superb (IMHO). Probably followed by The Forgotten Gardens ..but all her books are worth getting!
Definitely! Those are my two favorites also! Still need to read Clockmaker’s Daughter!
I am new to this author. I am reading Clockmakers Daughter, and it is AMAZING!!!!! I AM IN LOVE WITH THIS BOOK!!!! YOU REALLY NEED TO READ IT!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Now I'm interested...... I might pick up The Forgotten Garden
+Barbara Pizarro Yay! The Forgotten Garden is a great place to start. :)
Great video! I keep meaning to read a Kate Morton book, but I haven't yet. You've made them all sound very intriguing. I don't know where I want to start!
I started with the fan "least favorite" House at Riverton and worked my way up from there! There's really no bad place to start!
I love her writing style
I haven't read any of Kate Morton' books yet, but after seeing this video I need to soon.
She sound a lot like Lucinda Riley, which I just LOVE.
If you haven't read any of her books yet, i would recoment you to pick one up. I sound like they read in the same way, and allmost have the same kind of stories. Thank you for your video. I'm so glad that i found your chanel - Your are so amazing and inspirationel. So thank you very, very much :)
Sabine Andersen a lot of people have told me that Lucinda Riley is a lot like Kate Morton! I have lots of friends who love to read her books when they're waiting for a new Kate Morton book to come out. I haven't read any of Lucinda's books yet, but I have one on my shelf waiting to be read! :)
Haven't read Kate Morton before but she sounds lovely! That's cool that Frances Hodgson Burnett makes a fictional appearance, I love her books. :)
+BookishPrincess Yes, I loved that, too! The Secret Garden was one of my favorites growing up. I haven't read it in so long, but I really should revisit it! :)
Such a great video! I absolutely agree on everything you said about Kate Morton, she's such a talented and incredible storyteller!
I think my favourite is Distant Hours, too!
Yessss! I'm so glad you love her!
This video was so well done! Thanks for sharing this info, as someone who has never read a Kate Morton book, you've got me interested. I hope you do more videos just like this.
Yeah! I've got some other author overviews planned. Or not really planned...but I've at least thought of other authors I'd like to talk about. ;)
+Life Between Words Great!
Great video! I am so excited to read one of her books! I have a few on hold at the library...just waiting for them to come in. I've just started delving into the gothic novel realm.
+PunkyDory80 Yay! She's a GREAT place to start! She's kind of the queen of modern gothic books. I hope you enjoy her as much as I do! :)
Wow, all these books sound amazing! I've never read any of Kate Morton's books, but I'll have to check them out this summer.
You definitely should, Olivia! Her books are fantastic!! Let me know when you do pick one up!!!
Wow! What a great author exploration video. I haven't read The Secret Keeper or The Lake House, this video makes me want to bump them up on my TBR. I am so upset that The Lake House has a different cover, the others are so so pretty. :( Great video Katie! I'm so happy to have found your channel!
I was so disappointed too! I don't know why the publishers did that.
The first book that ''introduced me'' to Kate Morton was 'The Distant Hours' so it holds a special place for me, but if it is the best among the bunch, I don't know, cause I have yet to read some of them, but The Forgotten Garden is probably up there! :)
Great video by the way, you really made me even more curious than I was before! xD I guess I have to pick some of those books up now :P
Lovely video! I am definitely going to be on a lookout for her books now. I love the feel of classic books, so to have one that is modern and gothic sounds like a great read.
+Jennifer Stuart She really is wonderful. I hope you enjoy her books!
I have a tradition when I meet a new person I go along well with, it's asking her what her favorite book is or what book she really wants me to read. And whatever that person chooses I'll pick up the book and read it. I like that for 2 reasons, you get to broaden your reading spectrum and you can bond with that person.
As I have a vibe that you are the kind of person I would love in real life, I'll try one of Kate Morton book! I'll see what they have at the library.
Oh do!! And thank you! Those are kind words.
I am going to read more of her books!!!🤩😍🤩😍
Love all her books --your review was amazing !!!
Got me excited for a few rereads
+Trish Polkinghorne YES! I've been wanting to reread The Secret Keeper especially!!
Great video Katie, I've been wanting to try one of her books for a while. They all sound so good! I think I might go with The Forgotten Garden, just because The Secret Garden was one of my favorite books as a kid
Thanks Sarai! I think you'll really like The Forgotten Garden.
I've read the first two and am thinking of starting another. I love her books. They definatley go on my books to be read again shelf! So glad to find you and that you also like her books. :-)
I recently bought The Secret Keeper and I'm so excited to read it! Though I haven't read anything of hers yet, I think I will really enjoy Kate Morton!
+Megan Ryan I hope you do! Please tell me what you think of The Secret Keeper! I'm so happy you're starting with that one. It's the best, imo!
I have never read Kate Morton even though I was about to purchase the Forgotten Garden once. Thank you for your review, now I will pick up one of her novels :)
+Lucrezia Gaion I hope you do! Her books are really great. The Forgotten Garden would be a great place to start. :)
I've never even heard of Kate Morton before, but you have made me want to read her books!! I think The Lake House especially sounds like an interesting read :)
She's a pretty popular author, but not really on TH-cam! So I'm so glad to introduce her to people. I hope you read The Lake House! It's great!
I'm Australian as well so I'm surprised I haven't heard of her! I don't usually read those sorts of books though which is probably why, but I'm trying to read a wider range of genres.
+JustaLittleBitRandom This would be a great place to start expanding your genres! Her writing is good and also very engaging. Keep in mind that the stories are a slow build, though.
I will :)
I'm reading The Distant Hours right now and loving it so much. I just love her as an author. Yes she's got a formula that she follows but is it just me or is it really comforting? I still have to read House of Riverton and The Forgotten Garden. I'm eager to read them right away! But part of me feels like I should give myself some space between the Morton books so I can appreciate them more. Hrmmmm....we shall see..... I loved this video! I'm so eager for Kate Morton to come out with her sixth. I know she's working on it right now!
Oh yes. I understand the dilemma! Once I discovered her, I plowed through all her books and then was left with no more to read! But it makes me even more excited when a new release comes out! Once we know the release date for the new book, I may write to the publisher and see if I can get my hands on an early copy!! She's one of my favs. :)
Can you even imagine if you got to talk to Kate Morton? Oh gosh that would be a dream! I wonder what this next one will be about. She's got such a wonderful imagination!
This video was a lovely way to tell us about Kate Morton, I only read my first Kate Morton this winter. Just got the Distant Hours from Brittany's Under the Radar Books Etsy shop and really look forward to reading it! There are lots of different elements about her books that appeal to me. I look forward to reading all of hers!
Which book did you read this winter?? I am so eager to hear your thoughts on all her books!!
+Life Between Words I read The Forgotten Garden - Ironically a Blind Date With a Book that my library did and I really enjoyed it. I definitely agree that the locations and houses almost feel like characters of their own. She reminds me of Rosamunde Pilcher (who I adore) + a mystery so since I love mysteries this is a very good thing. :)
I've never even heard of Rosamunde Pilcher! Looking her up now...
+Life Between Words Oooh - I love her so much - I'm halfway through Coming Home and her books are just so cozy and easy to read - she was really popular in the 90s. I found out about her from my Nana. 😄
I love that you found her through your grandma. Do you have a favorite book by her? I just put The Shell Seekers on my goodreads TBR, but if you like one better, I'll add it!
How upset are you that The Lake House's cover doesn't match?? Haha I now really want to read my Kate Morton now (even though mine is your least favorite..) I LOVE the Secret Garden so The Forgotten Garden sounds really interesting to me!
+J. Bookish Um. I don't even want to talk about the covers not matching. >(
Read the one you have! It's not *bad*, it's just not as good! In my opinion. It might turn out to be your favorite!! :D
I hope I enjoy it. Fingers crossed (:
Thank you so much for doing this overview. I definitely think I want to give one of her books a go. The Lake House stands out the most to me, but The Secret Keeper sounds really interesting now too.
They are both great!! Can't go wrong with either one.
Awesome. Thank you for the review. I would love to read her work.
I have only just started hearing the name Kate Morton...I even saw one of her books at a library book sale recently but I didn't pick it up! Now I'm thinking I might have to!
I was shocked at how long I went without hearing of Kate Morton! Her books are right up my alley and well written to boot! I hope you do pick her up. :)
This video made me want to read The Forgotten Garden. I own a copy, but had it in little out of the way bookshelf (not on my main bookshelves). When I went to get the book, sitting next to it on the shelf was also Peace Like a River (which I forgot I owned lol) and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. That's just how they were! Although, it looked like a recomendation shelf from you! :) lol Needless to say, all of those books have been moved to my main bookshelves and I want to read them asap.
That is hilarious! I think I must have somehow secretly set up that bookshelf for you...weird. ;)
I love love Kate Morton! I've also read all her books and I'm excited that you feel the same! :-) great video!
Yes! I'm so glad you love her books!! Which ones are your favorites??
My absolute favorite is The Forgotten Garden. I was so upset that I missed my chance to see her here in California when she was touring recently.
+Cynthia Espinoza oh man. I'd LOVE to see her. To get my books signed would be such a treat! What a bummer that you missed her!
I have only read The Forgotten Garden, but I absolutely loved it!!
Yes!!! I loved it too! You should definitely read The Secret Keeper and The Lake House!
I am so looking forward to reading one of her books they sound wonderful.
+M. A. Hickman They are! I hope you enjoy her. Let me know what book you end up reading first! I'd love to know. :)
I read it as Lo-Anneth but I may be entirely wrong.
i think the House at Riverton is my favourite but also have a soft spot for the forgotten garden and the Lake House which I finished tonight despite 2 restless snotty children.
Kate Morton reminds me of Kate Mosse in her time flipping ways, but also very much woeth a read in this genre is All the Light we cannot see by Anthony..... I can't remember but it's an astonishing book.
loved the review :)
I've never heard of Kate Mosse! I'll have to look her up. And I HAVE read All the Light We Cannot See!! Loved it!
Best explation of love i ever heard. So glad someone gets it, not always when we say historical romance we want heavy sensual sexual sences sometimes we just want to feel a classic love to just feel the emotion. I dont find enough people reading kate morton or susanna kearsley here in booktube which is sad cuz they are such awsm writters, i love their books their wrtitting just takes you to the past to live it all. One of my fav videos here in booktube♥️
I am trying to get into gothic novels and really don't know where to start. I know everyone raves about Daphne du Maurier and kate morton and i have never read anything from either author (criminal considering i grew up in Cornwall!!) I own Daphne's Rebecca and the Frenchman's creek and i own Kate's The distant hours and the house at riverton. I am currently looking at all four trying to figure out where to start!
Timely. I'm reading Jane Eyre for the first time. I saw The Lake House advertised in Audible recently but I wondered why they were suggesting a book about a movie that came out a decade ago. was that not the same name as a Sandra Bullock movie from the early 2000's? I may have to add this one to the to-read list.
Like 3 people have asked me whether it's the same as the movie, but it's not. They're VERY different! If you end up liking Jane Eyre, definitely pick up a Kate Morton book!
+Life Between Words I like the words and language. The love story is not so much my thing. I'm liking the writing so much to make up for it though.
The Lake House is my favorite, The Distant Hours my least favorite (although I still liked it very much), and I have yet to read The Secret Keeper. I very much enjoyed this video, thank you!
Thanks so much for making this video. I had The Lake House on my wishlist after hearing someone talk about it, but I forgot why I wanted to get it xD So now you've really convinced me that I should read a book by Kate Morton. I think it's really up my street, I love the gothic genre!
The editions you have are so gorgeous, I love them!
My only complaint about my Kate Morton editions is that The Lake House doesn't match her older books! I don't know why they decided to change the cover design so much...
And I'm so glad you'll give her a shot!! It you like gothic novels, you'll really like her! She's sort of the modern gothic queen.
Life Between Words Another gothic queen you must know too; Sarah Waters! I love her novels!
I've never even heard of her, if you can believe it!! I just looked her up on goodreads and she has a pretty big catalog. Where would you start? Do you have a favorite?
Life Between Words So far I've read two of her novels and recently bought the third. I read The Little Stranger and Fingersmith. Both are incredible, but I definitely would recommend Fingersmith the most! It is incredible. I love her description of Victorian England and her characters are fantastic. There are some very suprising elements to the books as well!
I added fingersmith to my TBR!! Woohoo! Thanks for the recommendation!!
Hey,
your review was amazing! I would love to read one of her books soon and I think the forgotten garden Sounds wonderful. I haven't read thd Secret Garden by F.H. Burnett yet, would you recommend reading that First, to understand all the references? Or is that not importent?
I loved this Video and your Channel, keep up the good Work
+Magdalena Berger No, you definitely don't have to read The Secret Garden before you read The Forgotten Garden (but you should read it sometime, just because it's wonderful!). The Forgotten Garden is a great Kate Morton book to start with. I hope you like it!!
This is a great video! ^-^
I haven't read anything by Kate Morton yet, but a friend of mine is obsessed with her books, so I want to read one to see if I like it too. Which one do you recommend starting with?
I would say maybe The Secret Keeper or The Forgotten Garden. TSK is my favorite. :)
Okay, thank you :)
But wouldn't know which to start off with!
Grace Taylor you can really start with any of her books! They're all good, so whichever sounds best to you. But if you wanted to start with my favorite, it's The Secret Keeper. :)
I haven't read any of Kate Morton even if I live in a Australia maybe I should sometime give one a try.
Now i want to read her books. I know that three of them are translated to my language, but haven`t had a chance to read hem. Will check my local library, they should have them. :)
That's great! Do you know which books have been translated?
The Secret Keeper, The Forgotten Garden... I have no idea where i got that there were three translated. I could find just two right now.
Well, those are two of my favorites! So even if it's just those, you're set, in my opinion!! :)
Is the book The Lake House what the movie The Lake house is based on?
No. Two different things. And the movie came out years before the book.
As someone who doesn't read many mysteries would you say it is safe to start with these books?
Yes! They aren't really marketed as mysteries (you'd never find them in the mystery section of a bookstore). It just happens that the stories have a mystery in them. They would be a great place to start for someone who doesn't read mysteries!
Can you read Kate Morton's books in any order? Or do they have to be read in publication order?
They seem to me to be entirely separate mysteries but just thought I'd ask before I rush to order some! Can't wait to read some of her books- they sound like exactly my kind of read!
They're wonderful! And no, you don't need to read them in any order. They're all self-contained stories that have no bearing on each other. Enjoy! :)
Oh that's great! Thank you for getting back to me! I think I'll order The Forgotten Garden and The Secret Keeper!:)
Have you heard about her latest novel- The Clockmaker's Daughter? It comes out (in the uk anyway) on the 20th September! It sounds absolutely fantastic! I'm sure you'd enjoy it.