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Secrets of the Chocolate House
by Paula Brackston
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.