NB: I received my copy of this book free in a Goodreads First Reads giveaway, but that has not affected the content of my review. NBII: This review is six months late, and I did not like the book. NBIII: I will probably never win another Goodreads giveaway. — I originally rated this three stars after finishing it because there was a cute dog in it and I allowed myself to be emotionally manipulated by its presence, but the further I get from it, the more […]
Thank you, Beth Ellen, for gifting me an Elizabeth Hoyt I really enjoyed!
St. Giles in the 1730s was one of the most impoverished areas of London. Widowed Mrs. Temperance Dews runs a children’s home for orphaned and foundling children, with the help of her younger brother, Winter Makepeace, who also tutors the boys until they’re old enough to apprentice out. Caring for nearly 30 children between infancy and nine is hard, thankless work and the siblings have trouble making ends meet. They’re in arrears on their rent and facing eviction at any moment. So when the mysterious […]