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A review by kiwilizzi
Shadows of Swanford Abbey by Julie Klassen
4.0
Now that I’m on a regency kick, I figured I’d pick up some of Julie Klassen’s books that I didn’t read in high school. This is one of her newer ones, and I definitely enjoyed it for the mystery aspect.
It took quite awhile to get into it, and the main mystery aspect didn’t even start until over 100 pages in. This isn’t necessarily an issue, but I do think the chapters preceding it were more filler than buildup. Once it got started though, I was extremely curious to understand what happened and who was behind everything.
While I loved the mystery, there wasn’t a large focus on the romance. Which was honestly completely ok with me since I was enjoying the mystery aspect so much! I do wish there was a little more character growth between the two main characters, but the mystery for me seemed to take center stage and that’s more what someone should read this particular one for.
It took quite awhile to get into it, and the main mystery aspect didn’t even start until over 100 pages in. This isn’t necessarily an issue, but I do think the chapters preceding it were more filler than buildup. Once it got started though, I was extremely curious to understand what happened and who was behind everything.
While I loved the mystery, there wasn’t a large focus on the romance. Which was honestly completely ok with me since I was enjoying the mystery aspect so much! I do wish there was a little more character growth between the two main characters, but the mystery for me seemed to take center stage and that’s more what someone should read this particular one for.