A review by iwanttoreadallthebooks
The Paris Orphan by Natasha Lester

4.0

I really enjoyed The Paris Orphan by Natasha Lester, but not as much as I loved her previous book The Paris Seamstress. Compelling characters, two well-told storylines that fit seamlessly together in the end, and I loved the little references to The Paris Seamstress. However, I worry that if Lester continues to write similar books that she will be at risk of being formulaic, as The Paris Orphan and The Paris Seamstress seemed to follow the same pattern in terms of plot and going back and forth between two characters in two different time periods that end up connecting in the end. But overall, a well-crafted historical fiction novel and I definitely look forward to whatever Natasha Lester writes next.

4 stars.