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Winter Passing Trilogy #2
Blue Night
An epic story of a woman's search for her missing husband. A mysterious blue tile is a clue that takes her search back to World War II Austria. This beautifully written novel will endear readers to the fresh voice of rising new author Cindy McCormick Martinusen.
416 pages, Paperback
Published July 13, 2001
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About the author
Cindy Martinusen Coloma
19 books177 followersCindy Coloma is a national bestselling author who has written twelve novels, including: Beautiful (2010 Christy Award finalist for Young Adults and 2011 Revolve Young Adult Tour featured book); The Salt Garden (one of Library Journal's best genre books in 2004); Song of the Brokenhearted (2013 ECPA bestseller with coauthor Sheila Walsh); Orchid House (2008 ECPA bestseller); and Winter Passing (2001 Christy Award finalist and Romantic Times Top Pick).
Cindy has collaborated on fiction projects with bestselling author, singer, and speaker Sheila Walsh, and as a ghostwriter with a former federal prosecutor and national TV legal-news analyst.
Her nonfiction projects include collaborations on memoirs such as The Waiting (May 2014, Tyndale Momentum) and It's a Wild Life: How My Life Became a Zoo(June 2014, Medallion Press), a book about an exotic animal zoo in Michigan and the Nat Geo Wild television program. Cindy developed and wrote the nonfiction book Renting Lacy: A Story of America's Prostituted Children (coauthored with former Congresswoman Linda Smith) and has also written over one hundred published articles.
Cindy is a speaker, book doctor, and writing coach. Her writing coach clients have included both aspiring and professional writers. She tailors her programs to meet their individual needs and goals.
She's spoken at such events and conferences as the World Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany; Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference; Simpson University Faculty Retreat; LittWorld in Tagaytay, Philippines; and many others. In her local area, she has co-led a writer's group for seventeen years.
With five children ranging in age from their early twenties to a baby boy, Cindy's life is always full of laughter, joy, and toys to trip over. She can't own enough books or watch enough movies, has more travel dreams than possible for a human (including underwater and outer-space itineraries), but loves home best of all. She and her extended family have lived in the Redding, California area for over thirty-five years. a with her husband and four children
Cindy has collaborated on fiction projects with bestselling author, singer, and speaker Sheila Walsh, and as a ghostwriter with a former federal prosecutor and national TV legal-news analyst.
Her nonfiction projects include collaborations on memoirs such as The Waiting (May 2014, Tyndale Momentum) and It's a Wild Life: How My Life Became a Zoo(June 2014, Medallion Press), a book about an exotic animal zoo in Michigan and the Nat Geo Wild television program. Cindy developed and wrote the nonfiction book Renting Lacy: A Story of America's Prostituted Children (coauthored with former Congresswoman Linda Smith) and has also written over one hundred published articles.
Cindy is a speaker, book doctor, and writing coach. Her writing coach clients have included both aspiring and professional writers. She tailors her programs to meet their individual needs and goals.
She's spoken at such events and conferences as the World Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany; Mt. Hermon Christian Writers Conference; Simpson University Faculty Retreat; LittWorld in Tagaytay, Philippines; and many others. In her local area, she has co-led a writer's group for seventeen years.
With five children ranging in age from their early twenties to a baby boy, Cindy's life is always full of laughter, joy, and toys to trip over. She can't own enough books or watch enough movies, has more travel dreams than possible for a human (including underwater and outer-space itineraries), but loves home best of all. She and her extended family have lived in the Redding, California area for over thirty-five years. a with her husband and four children
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March 13, 2021DNF. Pushed through to about halfway and could not continue. It just wasn’t holding my attention.
March 4, 2011
LOVED it almost as much as the first book!
January 19, 2022
Another good book. Engaging characters and plot although if I am honest this one was my least favorite of the three. The only major complaint I have is that one of the characters, the daughter Abbie who was supposed to be 7 years old was written too mature which is a fault a lot of authors seem to have. Why not just make the child older instead of giving them thought processes and words only a more mature person would have. Other than that I did enjoy the story. It did keep me engaged and wanting to stay up later than I wanted to find out what happened. This is a good series and I look forward to reading more by the author.
June 13, 2019
Very good story, I do like how she weaves in a few characters from #1. It was a little bit predictable, but still very good. Makes me think of my memories of being in Austria!! A good, quick novel!
July 16, 2021
Good Read and follow up to book number 1. Little slow at times, but overall ok!
December 17, 2024
A very good sequel. A woman who would not believe that her husband was dead. She was able to find him.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 19, 2011
So I never really intended to read this book. I had never heard of Mrs. Martinusen or her work. But I happened to stumble across it while I was wandering the library and it looked interesting enough to pick up and take home.
I suppose the premise of the book was interesting, but I'm not sure if it was the writing style or the dispensing of information that kept me from enjoying it.
The whole thing about the blue tile was, as I read in a different review, anticlimactic. They went through all the trouble to get the pieces together and ended finding the cave without it. Oh-kay...
And then, I don't know, I had a really weird picture of Kate in my mind which prevented me from feeling much emotion for her as a character. Abbie was the stereotyped little kid. Connie was a little too much, I thought. There is a point between relating to your readers through brand names and titles and ect. and silliness, and I think she passed it a few times. But that's just me.
Ian was definitely my favorite character, even though he wasn't mentioned much. Jack was all right I suppose and the rest weren't too memorable.
For the action of the book and everything, hidden Nazi treasure and kidnapping and revenge - they're all interesting topics, but I felt as if they weren't handled very carefully. There were times when I skipped over long pages of information to get to the parts I was interested in.
Her dialogue was mostly good, for which I give her credit. It's hard to pull off good dialogue with characters that are difficult to relate to, but only Abbie really was hopelessly stereotyped by her lines.
This book had a promising start but failed to live up to its beginning in the end. The mystery, the search, it all just sort of crumbled apart and nothing was relevant anymore.
I suppose the premise of the book was interesting, but I'm not sure if it was the writing style or the dispensing of information that kept me from enjoying it.
The whole thing about the blue tile was, as I read in a different review, anticlimactic. They went through all the trouble to get the pieces together and ended finding the cave without it. Oh-kay...
And then, I don't know, I had a really weird picture of Kate in my mind which prevented me from feeling much emotion for her as a character. Abbie was the stereotyped little kid. Connie was a little too much, I thought. There is a point between relating to your readers through brand names and titles and ect. and silliness, and I think she passed it a few times. But that's just me.
Ian was definitely my favorite character, even though he wasn't mentioned much. Jack was all right I suppose and the rest weren't too memorable.
For the action of the book and everything, hidden Nazi treasure and kidnapping and revenge - they're all interesting topics, but I felt as if they weren't handled very carefully. There were times when I skipped over long pages of information to get to the parts I was interested in.
Her dialogue was mostly good, for which I give her credit. It's hard to pull off good dialogue with characters that are difficult to relate to, but only Abbie really was hopelessly stereotyped by her lines.
This book had a promising start but failed to live up to its beginning in the end. The mystery, the search, it all just sort of crumbled apart and nothing was relevant anymore.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 27, 2008
The plot was interesting. I wanted to finish the book, but it was a bit corny/too perfect of a family-- not realistic enough for me. I'm Christian, but the constant talk about God / faith was a bit annoying. That's terrible of me to say, but I felt it was too preachy for me. I just wanted to read the story. I finally found it too distracting and gave up. It was taking too long to get to the climax. What happened to Jack? How is it related to the blue tile?
I just didn't have enought patience. It could've been a very good read as the plot itself if very intriguing.
I just didn't have enought patience. It could've been a very good read as the plot itself if very intriguing.
August 7, 2013
I read these books out of order...but it was ok! Each book is so moving. I wish sometimes I had lived during WWII so I could have made a difference and helped people. But instead, I am a teacher..a math teacher in this day and age. I read the first five minutes of class each day..because I want to teach them more than math! For the last five years I have read so many novels to my kiddos about the Holocaust. They have asked such innocent questions..and then such obvious questions. Always why?? If history is not taught, then it is prone to repeat itself. Cindy, your books are wonderful!
July 26, 2015
My 2nd book by Cindy Martinusen and I enjoyed it more than the first of the trilogy which was "Winter Passing". She researches her books well even taking several trips to Austria where this book is set. These have to do with WWII involving Austria. I would love to visit the settings for these books. I really learned a lot, very well written. Love story, intrigue, WWII, secrecy, Austrian Resistance, it has a lot to offer. Am about to start Book 3.
July 23, 2011
She does a beautiful job painting the landscape
of Oregon, California, Venice, and Austria. She
writes and the characters come to life. Loved the
suspense in this 2nd book in the Trilogy.
The heartbeat of the book can be summed up
with her closing words of:' God works through All
our lives when we allow Him to be mapmaker and
guide.'!!!
of Oregon, California, Venice, and Austria. She
writes and the characters come to life. Loved the
suspense in this 2nd book in the Trilogy.
The heartbeat of the book can be summed up
with her closing words of:' God works through All
our lives when we allow Him to be mapmaker and
guide.'!!!
May 17, 2012
Another great WWII story. Again, I could have done without so many faith references, but for the most part it didn't distract from the story in my opinion. Can't wait to read the last book in the trilogy.
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April 2, 2009i am almost finished reading this book it is very intriging it has a mystery and it is very easy to read i will give my full reveiw when i finish
December 26, 2012
Compared to the first book in the trilogy, this one is awful. Far too contrived and unbelievable. It took all I had to finish reading. I can't see reading the third.
January 6, 2016
I've been in a funk, so my reviews are probably not consistent. But, I loved the themes of waiting, jealousy, thought vs. emotions, etc.
June 6, 2016
A great historical fiction book about WWII and the Holocaust with a Christian perspective; looking forward to reading more of Cindy McCormick Martinusen's books!
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