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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
If you like The Outlander series (show or book) I definitely recommend picking up these books. These are more fast paced with a little more history. Facts that I wouldn't have known without picking up this book. Now that it's colder the hot chocolate is what I needed, can't wait to pick up the next
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It’s hard to resist a book with chocolate in the title! Not just chocolate, but a chocolate house! And secrets!
In this sequel to Paula Brackston’s Found Things series, readers find themselves back in Marlborough with Xanthe and Flora, as they search for antique items to sell in their shop in preparation for the upcoming Christmas season.
As luck would have it, Xanthe comes upon another item that sings to her in a way she cannot ignore. This time the item is a copper chocolate pot. From the pot, Xanthe senses danger for Samuel, a man she met from the past and cares deeply for. Understandably, Xanthe feels she must journey back in time and do what she can to help Samuel.
This trip to the past proves much more enlightening for Xanthe. She comes into contact with two other people who have the ability to travel to another time. The first is Mistress Flyte, who owns the Chocolate House and the other is Benedict Fairfax, a man who soon becomes a formidable adversary to Xanthe. I expect readers will see much more of these new characters in the next book of the series.
The ending was very atmospheric, with the shopkeepers getting together to have a 17th century theme to welcome in the Christmas shopping season. Just as the event is over, the big cliffhanger comes and it will have readers impatient for the next book in the series!
An enjoyable read and one that will appeal to historical fiction and fantasy readers.
Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for allowing me to read an advance copy and give my honest review.
In this sequel to Paula Brackston’s Found Things series, readers find themselves back in Marlborough with Xanthe and Flora, as they search for antique items to sell in their shop in preparation for the upcoming Christmas season.
As luck would have it, Xanthe comes upon another item that sings to her in a way she cannot ignore. This time the item is a copper chocolate pot. From the pot, Xanthe senses danger for Samuel, a man she met from the past and cares deeply for. Understandably, Xanthe feels she must journey back in time and do what she can to help Samuel.
This trip to the past proves much more enlightening for Xanthe. She comes into contact with two other people who have the ability to travel to another time. The first is Mistress Flyte, who owns the Chocolate House and the other is Benedict Fairfax, a man who soon becomes a formidable adversary to Xanthe. I expect readers will see much more of these new characters in the next book of the series.
The ending was very atmospheric, with the shopkeepers getting together to have a 17th century theme to welcome in the Christmas shopping season. Just as the event is over, the big cliffhanger comes and it will have readers impatient for the next book in the series!
An enjoyable read and one that will appeal to historical fiction and fantasy readers.
Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for allowing me to read an advance copy and give my honest review.
This is a fantastic little series! I've said it before, but it reminds me of Outlander a bit. Longer review later.
I enjoyed this book much more than I did the first one. I am a fan of time travel books and I thought that Brackston handled the subject well. I love Xanthe as a character and I think she is written in a way that is easy for the reader to relate with her. I love the idea of objects finding her and being the way that she travels through time. The inclusion of other time travelers and it being some kind of secret society with its own rules was interesting to read about as well. I am really excited to continue reading about Xanthe's adventures in the third and final installment in this series.
I received this book from NetGalley and am leaving my review. I love all Paula Brackston’s witch series but this book didn’t engross me like those did. Some of the descriptions were too YA, such as the details of Xanthe’s clothes. Chunky sweaters, repeated mentions of her Dr. Martins,etc. The way Xanthe narrates her feelings for Samuel and Liam gave me a YA feel too. Nice book if you enjoy time travel. It just didn’t captivate me though.
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
slow-paced
"Chocolate House" is just as good as its predecessor!
I love how the reader gets to know Xanthe even better! I love how Flora, Harley, and Liam have bigger roles in this installment, and I adored new character Mistress Flyte. I hope the Spinners book is featured in more of the series!
Time travel is done really well in these books, and fantasy usually isn't my genre of choice. Yet I'm really enjoying this saga. Beautiful covers, packed with action and adventure and romance, and a kickass, independent, and intelligent heroine. Highly recommended!
I love how the reader gets to know Xanthe even better! I love how Flora, Harley, and Liam have bigger roles in this installment, and I adored new character Mistress Flyte. I hope the Spinners book is featured in more of the series!
Time travel is done really well in these books, and fantasy usually isn't my genre of choice. Yet I'm really enjoying this saga. Beautiful covers, packed with action and adventure and romance, and a kickass, independent, and intelligent heroine. Highly recommended!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A singing chocolate pot leads Xanthe to travel back to the 1600s once more. She is transported to a chocolate house this time, instead of the blindhouse. Visions of Samuel in trouble lead her to the town of Laybrook, where he is being held as a prisoner of sorts, doing his architectural work under threat of death. This book was cute and intriguing, kept me interested in where the story was going both in 1605 and in 2018(2019?). I'm looking forward to the next one.
The second novel in the Found Things series finds time spinner and psychometrist Xanthe Westlake on a new adventure as she finds another object, a copper chocolate pot, which calls to her. Only this time, Xanthe learns that she is not alone in her time spinning gift, and the other time spinner is a formidable adversary. Yet, Xanthe has an ally, Mistress Flyte, proprietress of a chocolate shop (which rum-laced chocolate that will make you crave whilst you read!) who appears to know something about time spinners and a special book which might have already found its way into Xanthe's hands. In her present world in Marlborough, Xanthe has her mother and the handsome Liam. But Xanthe hopes that she will be able to reconnect with Samuel Appleby, the man she left (centuries) behind when she returned to her life at the conclusion of [b:Little Shop of Found Things|31450585|The Little Shop of Found Things (Found Things #1)|Paula Brackston|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1534190128l/31450585._SY75_.jpg|52153476]. The problem is that another time spinner, Benedict Fairfax, stands dangerously in her way. What does he want, and why is he following Xanthe through time?
This is a pleasant sequel to Little Shop of Found Things and I enjoyed having more information about the time travel of Xanthe's world. This is a good, light weekend read that doesn't really require having read the first book per se, though I think readers would gain more understanding of Xanthe herself by having read the first novel.
I received an Advanced Review Copy and paper review copy of this book from St. Martin's Press.
This is a pleasant sequel to Little Shop of Found Things and I enjoyed having more information about the time travel of Xanthe's world. This is a good, light weekend read that doesn't really require having read the first book per se, though I think readers would gain more understanding of Xanthe herself by having read the first novel.
I received an Advanced Review Copy and paper review copy of this book from St. Martin's Press.