A great continuation of Megge and Brigida's story. We find them a bit older and wiser but with the same and new enemies to face.

Well worth a listen and I can't wait for the next one.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Really like this series so far! interesting story and i like the characters.

Megge's story continues.  Now sixteen, Megge follows a voice and dreams that command her to return to the cliffs of Kernow.  I really liked Megge of Bury Down, but just could not get invested in this followup.  It was well-witten and had great narration, but it just didn't draw me in.

In THE LADY OF THE CLIFFS, by Rebecca Kightlinger, the strong, heavy plot was a little bit hard to get into at first. But as I listened intently,  the narrator clearly brought out each scene. Even the setting seemed to come alive as she spoke. Her voice showed action and suspense with each character as the story took off and developed into a smooth story that took this reader on a magical journey. Some scenes brought out more emotions of sadness for Maggie and Brigetta.  In part one Brigetta was lying in the tall grass beside her mother where the blacksmith had strangled her. Strong emotions were brought out there when Brigetta tried to explain to Maggie what happened. She sounded so sorrowful in that scene; and Maggie was trying to comfort her. 
As each part unfolded and the plot thickened with twists and turns that kept cropping up throughout the story; Then the intrigue of the danger for Maggie lay ahead. Will there be another healer at the cliffs? Or is Maggie doomed? Will peace ever be felt there again? Interesting indeed!

I have read this sequel as an audiobook too and I enjoyed it much more than the first book. For a change, I did not find it that difficult to keep up with the story track or the characters and again I will say the narrator Jan Cramer has done a wonderful job with the narration--she has a very clear, melodious and soothing voice.

My thanks to NetGalley, the publisher Rowan Moon LLC/IBPA Members' Audiobooks and the author Rebecca Kightlinger for the audio ARC of the book.

The book was published on 1st November 2020.

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

I received an ARC of this audiobook through NetGalley in exchange for my unbiased opinion.

The sequel to Megge of Bury Down, The Lady of the Cliffs follows Megge as she finally takes the vows to become the Lady of Bury Down.  Megge begins to have visions and hear voices enticing her back to the Cliffs of Kernow, which she has only visited in previous lives.  There, a destiny waits Megge that none of the Seers of Bury Down could have foreseen.

I liked this sequel better than the first book in the series, but I definitely recommend starting with Megge of Bury Down to help follow the plot of the sequel.  Megge showed a lot of character growth in this book, and I liked getting to know the extended network of people helping her and her cousin Birgitta in this book.

Jan Cramer  did a great reading of The Lady of the Cliffs I enjoyed listening to the Meggie's discovery of herself.  It was nice to find what had caused the calamity that started in Drury Downs.  Thank You NetGalley for this audio edition opportunity!

The narrator made this story even better. I loved the plot and the story development. I am just happy I could experience a great reading in two days! A must for historical romance readers!

This is a really good historical fantasy series if you are a fan of Juliet Marillier or Patricia McKillip give this series a try. 
You will want to read the first book Megge of Bury down also narrated by the wonderful Jan Cramer. Megge was just a child in the last book but now in 1285 CE Megge is a woman coming into her own, even the things she tried to fight off in the first book! I also liked that there isn’t a romance it may come in later books but as of right now this is historical fiction with fantasy elements with very strong women!

I was sad to see so few people have added this to their library in Goodreads because y’all are missing out on a really good book. I hope this one gets some more buzz and I will do my part to help!

I highly recommended the audiobook version of this book narrated by Jan Cramer.

I received this audiobook from Rowan Moon Publishers and Netgalley for a fair and honest review.
4 stars

Loved this book! Definitely a must read! Loved the writing, editing and the story but it felt a bit dragged in some places.

I had not read the previous book in the series but that did not stop me from getting completely swept away by this book! 10/10 recommend, great narrators as well!Thank you to NetGalley and Rowan Moon LLC, Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA), Members' Audiobooks for a copy of this book for an honest review.

I very much enjoyed this story even though I had not read the first book.  

I was hooked from the very beginning and I just couldn't stop reading.

I wasn't sure what to expect when I started listening  to The Lady of the Cliffs by Rebecca Kightlinger, narrated by Jan Cramer. However, as I listened I got caught up in the story and thoroughly enjoyed it. 

The Lady of the Cliffs is actually the second book in a series (The Bury Down Chronicles), which starts with Megge of Bury Down and, although I found it easy enough to work out what was going on, I  would probably suggest that readers start with Book 1 and take it from there.

The story takes place in 13th century Cornwall, where Megge lives in a small settlement.  The ladies of Bury Down are healers, they have other skills too, dreaming dreams, hearing voices and seeing visions.  They are troubled by the Blacksmith who wants their books for his own ends and who is happy to kill in order to get them. And who is the child who doesn't speak,  found wandering alone and why does she get so upset when anyone mentions the word 'sisters'?

How these and many other questions are answered is the subject matter of this engaging novel. Recommended for fans of historical fiction with supernatural elements,  well written, well read, a great way to spend a wet day.

I unfortunately had trouble with the audiobook version of The Lady of the Cliffs. I couldn't connect with the narrator and something about the style made it hard for me to enjoy the work. I think Knightlinger's story has some potential and I would probably have enjoyed a written version more where I could draw my own images and hear the characters my own way. Meggie was an interesting character and the family connections were sweet and kept the story moving .

This continues the story of Megge and her cousin as well as the Book of Seasons and the Book of Time. Still getting over the death of her mother and now her Aunt Megge has decided to take up her mothers book. However Megge can't read all of the book but after studying with her cousin learns that she doesn't really need to read it to understand it, she knows it.  

Vowing to end the trouble with the dark spirit that haunts her through time to try to usurp the books and steal their power Megge must struggle with what to do. Should she united the books and accept the consequences or should they remain separate.  It until she gets to the Cliffs that she understands her task and has to make a decision.  

Same narrators before, which was fabulous.  I really enjoyed this second book which brought so much of his story to light.  The twists, turns and lies that created so many deaths is finally revealed.  I was sucked into this book immediately and found myself on the edge of my seat a time or two.  

This is definitely a well developed saga and I was happy to get to read it.

I have listened to a lot of books with human and nonhuman narrators, so I have a pretty good ear for what sounds good and what doesn’t. This book is narrated by Jan Cramer. I did not like her voice. I was hoping that if I increased the speed that it would make her voice sound better. It did a little, but in increasing the speed, it made her voice tinny and distorted. The more I increased the speed the worse the sound got. I was only able to speed it up to 1.5. At this speed it was still distorted but I could still understand it, but if I sped it up any more it was not understandable.
I was so excited when this book came available. It had been a wile sense I read the first book, I should have gone back and read the first book again to refresh my memory. As I reed this book, I started to remember what had happened in the first book. The author didn’t go into long detail of things that happened in the first book, but she did give just enough detail to refresh my memory. I didn’t see any where in the book where it said anything about how old Megge was even though it says it in the description. The blacksmith and Tinker are back and tormenting Megge’s family. They have killed another member of her family and are still trying to steal her books. Megge is learning that there is more to her power than she thought and there is a lot for her to learn. A little girl comes to find Megge to take her back to the cliffs to see the eval that has been happening in the name of the goddess. Can Megge put an end to the sacrifices that have started up again? Can she be as good of a healer as she is destined to be? There isn’t a lot of action in this book. It seemed that there was a lot more talking and explaining than actual action. Overall, it was a good book. I hope there will be another one.

I just couldn’t get on with this one I found the narrators voice grating and just couldn’t get into it at all. And found myself forcing myself to keep listening. This one was not for me, I’m afraid. There was just to much to take in and my brain at the minute isn’t working at it’s best because of my Chemo. The writer does have a talent for writing that was clear and so I would say If the blurb sound like your sort of thing give it a go. But for me it just wasn’t working. 

Thank you to netgalley, the author and publisher for allowing me to listen in exchange for an honest review.

The first book in this series ("Megge of Bury Down") set a high bar and "The Lady of the Cliffs" went way beyond it. The characters grow, the story strengthens, and the warmth continues. There's a feeling of belonging that this series gives the reader and I could happily read/listen over and over again. I hope there are many more books to come.

My thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley. This review was written voluntarily and is entirely my own, unbiased, opinion.

The Lady of the Cliffs is the second installment of the Bury Down Chronicles.  In the first book, Megge of Bury down, we are introduced to Megge, her mother, aunt, and cousin.  These women are healers, but Megge rebels at following in the footsteps of these women and her ancestors before her.  In Lady of the Cliffs circumstances have forced Megge to follow her destiny and she begins learning the art of healing and the other knowledge that the women of her family possess. Thank you #NetGalley for allowing me to review #TheLadyOfTheCliffs and give my honest review.

The Lady of the Cliffs by Rebecca Kightlinger
Narrated by: Jane Cramer
Publication Date: November 1, 2020
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Description from NetGalley...
“Cornwall, 1285 CE

Now nearly seventeen, Megge and Brighida must endure another brutal loss. And as they perform the rites of transition that precede a burial, Megge accepts a daunting new charge that carries consequences not even her cousin the seer can predict. It brings visions. Dreams. And voices that come to her as she goes about her work.
A silken voice beckons her back to the cliffs of Kernow, which she has seen only in dreams. A commanding voice orders her back. And the menacing voice she’s heard since she was a girl is now ever at her ear, bringing a haunting new meaning to her grandmother’s words, “You’re never alone.”

But only when the tales of an old woman, a stranger to Bury Down, echo those voices and conjure those cliffs does Megge embark on a journey that leads to a secluded cove they call The Sorrows and a destiny none of the women of Bury Down could have foreseen.”
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Thank you to @NetGalley , Rowan Moon, @ibpa for the audiobook ARC in return for my honest review.
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My thoughts...
This is Book Two of The Bury Down Chronicles. The first book is titled Megge of Bury Down. I thought this book was better than the first. It has a better storyline and more reigned in, as opposed to the first having too many characters and subplots. Similar to the first book, this was a historical fiction that described the Medieval village, life and coastline well. The narrator was great. She made it easier to get into the story. Sadly, the story itself fell flat. Because for a story centered on the growth of a strong woman, Megge just seemed so slow in understanding her role and purpose, this theme was prolonged it got annoying. I also expected more magic and more display of Megge’s gift.