Suspicion

Reviewed by: Will Brown - Falmouth Memorial Library, Falmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: February 6, 2015

Review

Suspicion is an interesting blending of genres that makes for a very compelling read. Fans of the Princess Diaries may particularly enjoy Suspicion. Imogen Rockford has spent her life growing up as an average student in America, knowing that she had distant family in England that she met when she was a child, but hadn't seen them since the death of her parents. That remote bit of ancestry comes into sudden relevance as her English kin pass on as well, leaving her unexpectedly with the hereditary title of Countess. Imogen is thrust into a new world as she learns the ins and outs of being nobility, of English history and culture. At the same time the mysterious deaths of her parents and cousins and others at her new manor home linger over everything, and even more is added as inexplicable and impossible things begin to happen around Imogen, as if her presence were somehow awakening things long dormant within the grounds. Spellbinding and mysterious, Suspicion is a well written tale that holds elements to captivate a broad range of readers, and will be hard to put down once you've begun.

Overall Book Score: good