REVIEW - Secrets Of the Chocolate House (ebook)

 Secrets of the Chocolate House (Found Things #2) by Paula Brackston (ebook)

OVERVIEW

This is the third book that I have read by Paula Brackston. It is also the second in the four-part series - Found Things! I am so excited to read more about these wonderful characters!

This book continues to be about a woman with psychometry who travels through time from 2018 to 1605. The impetus for the journey is a copper chocolate pot.  

Please note that I am being vague with many details so as not to spoil the twists in this lovely book. 

OVERALL REVIEW: 4.5 stars

Writing: 4.5 stars

The author writes beautifully in a lovely way about the two time periods in the book. I loved learning more about English history specific to the early 1600s. It was entertaining and I learned a lot of historical information.

Character development: 4.5 stars

The main character is Xanthe who is the time traveler in this novel. The two time periods collide and it all blows up at the end of this novel. 

The secondary characters are Flora (Xanthe's mother and owner of an antique shop), Liam (Xanthe's friend), Marcus (Xanthe's ex-boyfriend), Samuel (Xanthe's friend), Louise (the chocolate shop owner), and Benedict (Samuel's patron). 

The tertiary characters are the assorted supporting characters in both times.   

Storyline:  4.5 stars

The storyline is about Xanthe traveling back in time to ensure her friend Samuel's safety through psychometry with a chocolate pot. Xanthe had a mission to protect and save her friend from possible execution by King James. 

The main location was Wiltshire, England with some time spent in London.   

Memorable/Informative:  4.5 stars

I loved learning how chocolate shops were popular in England during the 1600s. They provided hot chocolate which was new and unusual as well as locations for conversation or plotting political intrigue. I wish that there were these shops all over as I love hot chocolate!

Book cover: 4.5 stars

So pretty!

Book title: 5.0 stars 

On point!  

STRONG recommend

BOOK INFORMATION

Los Angeles Public Library (LAPL) borrow (ebook)

Secrets of the Chocolate House (Found Things #2) by Paula Brackston

320 pages 

St. Martin's Press

Release date of 10/22/2019

INFORMATIONAL LINKS

Paula Brackston

My Goodreads review

St. Martin's Press

Los Angeles Public Library

Happy reading, 

Dorothea 💜