A review by johanna_b
The Key to Flambards by Linda Newbery

3.0

Grace is a 14 yo girl who is trying to figure out life after an accident leaves her without a leg. Her and her mom go and stay at Flambards, the home of their ancestors, where Grace's mom must up the publicity or they will be forced to sell off property which will ruin the natural habitat. This is Grace's journey to find friends, adventure and ultimately home.
This is the first contemporary that I have read in a while and it was OK. I had seen based on other people's reviews that it's better to read [b:Flambards|380292|Flambards (Flambards, #1)|K.M. Peyton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1400885430l/380292._SY75_.jpg|2071224] by K.M Peyton before reading this book but, as libraries are closed due to Covid-19 and I didn't want to have to order the series I decided just to go ahead and read it. Grace's ancestors play a big role in this book and I found out after some research that the ancestors she kept talking about were the characters from Peyton's Flambards. One thing that I disliked was that we find out
Spoiler Marcus is gay right at the end, I felt that it was rushed and didn't fit well with the ending. I would have liked it more if he and Grace had ended up together
. Overall a pretty good, light read. Thanks to Linda Newberry and K.M Peyton!