Nearly halfway through and I find I rather can't stomach how perfect the two main leads are. They have no flaws. And as much as I'm mildly curious about the mystery, I'm not curious enough to put up with two flawless people mooning after one another.

Warning: stock your freezer with frozen pizzas because you won’t be feeding your family until you’ve finished this book.THE SECRET OF PEMBROOKE PARK is by far the finest to date of author Julie Klassen’s novels. Danger. Love. Intrigue. A mystery that will keep you guessing until the very end. You’ll find all the ingredients of a historical romance with a gothic flair in this latest release.Heroine Abigail Foster struggles with feelings of self-worth, magnified by her younger sister’s beauty. Whe...

460 pages? It's hard to believe that this book is really that long because I flew through it!My love of Jane Austen and Jane Eyre made Julie Klassen a quick favorite of mine and I have thoroughly enjoyed all of her books (except for The Dancing Master, the only one of hers that I haven't read). This book, I understand, is her longest to date; and it is definitely one of her best!I love how this author can take history, mystery, suspense, and romance... mix them together... and come out with a sp...

I found this book rather confusing. The tale begins with a catastrophe. Abigail Foster, practical and intelligent, had encouraged her father's investment in her uncle's bank. She blames herself when the investment sours and the family is left virtually destitute. Adding to her pain is watching the man she had always been close friends with suddenly become enamored of her younger sister.Fortunately, not everything falls to ruin. A solicitor approaches them with a mysterious offer - they can live

Phenomenal! The latest novel by Julie Klassen is not one to miss!! This lengthy release (465 print pages) is well worth the time and truly I savored the entire story.Heroine Abigail is one easy to relate to and admire. There is both mystery and romance in this novel set in 1800 England.After the just ok release of The Dancing Master, I was pleasantly surprised by The Secret of Pembrooke Park. It is not one to miss for lovers of Regency novels.

About this book: “Abigail Foster is the practical daughter. She fears she will end up a spinster, especially as she has little dowry to improve her charms, and the one man she thought might marry her has fallen for her younger, prettier sister. Facing financial ruins, Abigail and her father search for more affordable lodgings, until a strange solicitor arrives with an astounding offer: the use of a distant manor house abandoned for eighteen years. The Fosters journey to imposing Pembrooke Park

The Secret of Pembrooke Park was a very good historical romance! While it didn't surpass The Maid of Fairbourn Hall as my favorite Julie Klassen novel, I did love it and found the story fascinating.I kept trying to figure out what was going on, where the secret room might be hidden, and what the treasure was. I got to say, the ending did not disappoint and everything wrapped up really well.All in all, I recommend The Secret of Pembrooke Park if you enjoy this genre. I am excited to read The Pain...

Well, I certainly enjoyed this. I've longed to read a Julie Klassen book for awhile now but, for whatever reason, I've put it off. I won't be from now on. This story had me fully engaged the whole time. It had that gothic feel to it that I've come to love. The atmosphere was described wonderfully. I could imagine myself walking through Pembrooke Park and the parsonage. The characters were just as wonderful. I liked the sweet little romance blooming throughout. It was a very clean romance, which

I had mixed feelings about this book. I liked the setting, the nods to Jane Austen, and the mystery in general. The plot was very well done; I was very invested in unraveling it, and had no suspicions or theories as to true motives of any of the characters.However, a lot of William's and Abigail's actions didn't sit well with me. I'm not an authority on 19th century propriety by any means, unless a solid love of Jane Austen's work and a tendency to immerse myself in regency period novels makes m...

Update 3/17/2020: The kindle edition is 79 cents today.The Secret of Pembrooke Park by Julie Klassen is a Regency Christian mystery/suspense with some romance and a Gothic feel to it. Abigail's family has undergone a financial crisis, and she is taking the reigns of getting them newly settled at Pembrooke Park. Pembrooke Park is an impressive character in and of itself - an abandoned estate that her family is letting inexpensively in exchange for bringing it to life again.The plot for the myster...

Dear Ms. Klassen,my family has suffered because of you. Dinners of under-cooked garlic potatoes, bedtimes with muttered "hurry-ups", daggers glared at a chatty husband, and a jumpy wife and mother every time a strange creak, howl, moan, or crash breaks the silence of our otherwise un-haunted house.When I read The Secret of Pembrooke Park I was not expecting it to disrupt my world. I first read Jane Eyre when I was thirteen and I had the time to curl up in a chair and read it from cover to cover....

3.5 stars: A lovely historical fiction with a well-crafted mystery and characters easy to root for. I loved most of the characters and traveling with them in and around Pembrooke Park (the house sounds beautiful)... the history of the place was tragic in parts and fascinating. Abigail and Leah were my favorites, I could see myself being friends with them if I had met them... like Abigail, I would have intrigued and tempted to look for the treasure as well. Who doesn't love a good hidden treasure...

TYPE OF NOVEL: Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Gothic Suspense, Inspirational Fiction (lite)SETTING: 1817, Pembrooke Park, Berkshire, EnglandMAIN CHARACTERS:Mr. and Mrs. Foster and their two daughters – Abigail (23) and Louisa (19)Kate and Mac Chapman and their four children – Leah (28), William (24), Jacob (15), and Kitty (12)Miles PembrookeGilbert ScottSYNOPSIS:Due to a bad investment, the Foster family is forced to retrench and sell their London town-home. By chance they are offered an o...

Quickie review! I loved it! Though this is her longest book to date, Julie Klassen kept me in the story the entire time. I enjoyed every moment. The characters are fleshed out, the mystery intriguing and the romance satisfying. One of my favorite Klassen novels for sure!

An absolute delight! I enjoyed the characters, multilayered plot & trying to figure out the mysteries. A well done regency read as I’ve come to expect from Klassen. Her writing is truly next level good. I’m hard pressed to find many comparable regency writers.

Julie Klassen is such an excellent writer. I admire her imagination and her ability to 'whip up' a unique story that is so different and interesting. This book of hers was laced with mystery from all different directions not just one 'big mystery' -- it had many different facets to it which was so intriguing. I really appreciate Julie Klassen's ability to involve a plethora of characters in her story. There are always main characters that you adore but the additional 'supporting' characters are

Abigail Foster wants to help her family by making the right decision, after a bad advice she gave her father which caused the loss of almost all of their money. So when a weird solicitor proposes them to move to Pembrooke Park, an abandoned estate that needs some repairs, she sees a new hope for her family’s future. Unfortunately, she does not imagine that besides a grand and beautiful (though disused) manor, she will have to face many secrets and mysteries that seem dangerous as well. Is it tru...

Ahhh that glorious feeling when you manage to escape from real life into a Julie Klassen novel...and subsequently end up lost there for days on end, unwilling to put the book down, sacrificing precious hours of sleep, letting all your homework accumulate in an alarming pile...Ah. So worth it. The Secret of Pembrooke Park, another Klassen masterpiece, was a wonderful book which I enjoyed very much, as we all know that Julie Klassen writes CF Regency like no other. I was drawn into this story from...

Quite slow. Quite boring. Not witty. The plot was good enough, but the uninspired writing took all the impact out of it. I found myself asking myself over and over when is this going to end.

After her one chance with a childhood friend who she thought to marry, her would be suitor turns his eye to her younger sister and Abigail Foster is afraid she will remain a unmarried woman. When the family's fiances turn upside down, she prays for a miracle, which comes in the form of a letter granting her and her family access to the Pembrooke castle. Abigail's family are distant relatives of the Pembrooke family and when Abigail arrives, she realises there is a lot of work to be done in order...