Just finished the novel The Observations set in Edinburgh. An interesting book, somewhat historical but also covers other genres.
At first the book was difficult to get into, but by the time I reached part 2 , I started to care about the main character Bessy. Bessy was the maid working for Lady Arabella and Lord James. Her coming to this post as maid, was to escape from her dubious life and her difficult mother.
The book had me enthralled, chilled late at night ( ghostly occurences and an overactive imagination on my part) and enrapt with excitement when the story became edgy.
Bessy was likeable and clever and more astute than her mistress realised. Arabella was the spoilt , bored lady of the manor who created weird diversions for the day, which her husband was unaware of. This lead to situations that were not foreseen and gave an added edge to the story.
If you like historical novels with mystery , adventure and a gritty storyline this is for you.
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