A review by scorebecca
The Hidden Hand: Or, Capitola the Madcap by E.D.E.N. Southworth

3.0

This only deserved 2 stars on this read, but, man, I loved this book in my American Lit class in college (hence the extra star). What a bore it was this time around! Capitola remains a charming heroine and Black Donald is a jolly good bad guy.. So much of the story is about dull, nice people being dull and nice, though. Those bits are a terrible slog.