Book Review: The Secret of Pembrooke Park - by Julie Klassen

Reason for Reading: My mom is involved in a book club and wanted to see if maybe it was something I'd enjoy. This book is this month's pick and she finished it and passed it on to me. I knew nothing about it or the author before beginning.

Review:  For me this book is a 5 out of 5 stars. Meaning I liked it and would read it again.

This book is set in the early 1800's and deals with both the love life of the main character, her family and the mysteries that await them at Pembrooke Park.

The mysteries were really well written and there were some things I was able to guess and others that I couldn't fathom until they were revealed. I thought the mystery was well weaved into the story, not overshadowing the other parts of the story, but keeping me intrigued while I was reading.

The longing for romance/companionship for the main character, Abigail was also really well written, at least to me. I've read other reviews that said for the time period her behavior was downright scandalous (nothing like today's standards for sure), but since I haven't read any other historical books placed in this time period I can't say whether I agree or not. I will say that I didn't mind the "impropriety" at all and was longing for certain people to "get on with it", so to speak. 

I really enjoyed all the characters and felt like the author did a wonderful job of fleshing them out and making them seem very real. I loved Abigail's desire to strike a friendship with Leah and I found that to be a very sweet and touching side story to follow.

It had a satisfying end and I could easily see myself enjoying this book all over again. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys or might enjoy a historical-romance-mystery.