A review by jolovestoread
The Secret of the Mansion by Julie Campbell

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

Very much the first, establishing book in the series. However I wouldn't be surprised if adults reading it today decided not to continue. If you finished the book, you would have read a taste of Julie Campbell's real talent in the action at the end, but it takes a while to surface. There are lots of other minor action scenes littered throughout the book, but they don't really appear to tie together. Some are to establish/develop character traits and some do link to the plot, although that isn't revealed for a while after the action has occurred. I'm going to continue with the series because I hope it'll now focus more on the mysteries.