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Secrets of the Chocolate House
by Paula Brackston
What a great follow up to The Little Shop of Found Things.
In this installment, we find Xanthe trying to move forward with her life in the present even though her memories of the past still haunt her.
While helping her mother get inventory for their antique shop, a chocolate pot calls to Xanthe. While not unusual for someone with her talents, soon Xanthe discovers that this particular antique is tied to her life in the 17th century, forcing her to travel back in time and back into Samuel's life.
I'm slowly getting obsessed with this series and was so excited to read on Goodreads that Paula Brackston thinks she will probably write at least 4 books in this series. I have so many questions about the time travelers and their purpose, so I'm so glad to know more books are forthcoming.
In that way, Secrets of Chocolate House reminds me of Outlander. The travelers have something that makes them able to travel and it appears there is some sort of overall purpose to their journeys. I get the exciting task of trying to figure it out while reading about Xanthe try to figure it out.
Don't get me wrong, Samuel isn't Jamie Fraser (who is, though honestly?) But his heart keeps bringing me back to him. I feel the scenes where Xanthe and Samuel are together, and I'm hardcore shipping them. Even with everything that happens in this book... I'm looking at you ,Paula Brackston... I still want them to end up together.
However, and this is weird given my previous sentence, but I can totally see Xanthe settling down with her present day friend and possible love interest, Liam.
Xanthe is a strong, female character who is being torn in two different paths. Going forward, I want her to be honest with her mother about her life and time travels. Just to save both of them the uncertainty. Being honest is the only way I can see Xanthe moving forward with her life and being able to make a honest, sure decision about her future.
Thank so much to Netgalley for my copy!
In this installment, we find Xanthe trying to move forward with her life in the present even though her memories of the past still haunt her.
While helping her mother get inventory for their antique shop, a chocolate pot calls to Xanthe. While not unusual for someone with her talents, soon Xanthe discovers that this particular antique is tied to her life in the 17th century, forcing her to travel back in time and back into Samuel's life.
I'm slowly getting obsessed with this series and was so excited to read on Goodreads that Paula Brackston thinks she will probably write at least 4 books in this series. I have so many questions about the time travelers and their purpose, so I'm so glad to know more books are forthcoming.
In that way, Secrets of Chocolate House reminds me of Outlander. The travelers have something that makes them able to travel and it appears there is some sort of overall purpose to their journeys. I get the exciting task of trying to figure it out while reading about Xanthe try to figure it out.
Don't get me wrong, Samuel isn't Jamie Fraser (who is, though honestly?) But his heart keeps bringing me back to him. I feel the scenes where Xanthe and Samuel are together, and I'm hardcore shipping them. Even with everything that happens in this book... I'm looking at you ,Paula Brackston... I still want them to end up together.
However, and this is weird given my previous sentence, but I can totally see Xanthe settling down with her present day friend and possible love interest, Liam.
Xanthe is a strong, female character who is being torn in two different paths. Going forward, I want her to be honest with her mother about her life and time travels. Just to save both of them the uncertainty. Being honest is the only way I can see Xanthe moving forward with her life and being able to make a honest, sure decision about her future.
Thank so much to Netgalley for my copy!