About this book:
“An invitation to speak at a prominent women’s group luncheon prompts Harriet Bailey to reflect on her move to Yorkshire, which makes her miss her family back in the States. Luckily, her aunt Jinny suggests the perfect attending the village’s much-anticipated antiques appraisal festival.
When Ivy, the woman in charge of the event, is found in a nearby cave with no memory of how she got there, she claims to have been confronted by a medieval knight from local legend! Harriet knows this is impossible and is determined to find out what really happened.
As Harriet searches for the mysterious knight’s impersonator, more incidents occur, including the theft of a valuable statue and apparent pranks against local businesses. Can Harriet find the culprit before things escalate to a dangerous level?”
Series: Book #4 in the “Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm” series. Review of Book #1 Here!, Book #2 Here!, and Book #3 Here!
Spiritual Content- A few Scriptures are quoted, read, mentioned, & thought over; 'H's are capital when referring to God; Mentions of God; Mentions of prayers, praying, thanking God, & blessings over food (including a mention of someone looking at the ceiling as if for divine guidance); Mentions of churches, church going, services, sermons, a pastor, & hymns; Mentions of an abbey, monasteries, & monks; A few mentions of Bibles, Bible reading, & books of the Bible; A few mentions of those & events in the Bible; A few mentions of clergy privilege & confessions; A mention of being Blessed;
*Note: Harriet doesn’t believe in ghosts, but says she enjoys a “delicious fear” (to quote Anne Shirley); Later, Harriet thinks that “there were so many unexplained phenomenas in the world” and wonders if it could be possible for ghosts to be real, but then stops herself firmly; A pastor is polite but firm about the fact that a living person is the attacker and not a ghost (later adding that maybe he should preach a sermon on the topic); A man tells a pastor that even though he isn’t a churchgoer, he wouldn’t attack someone; A woman tries to use clergy privilege to her advantage so she won’t be in trouble with the police (a pastor tells her that that isn’t how it works); Many mentions of a “ghost” that attacked two people in this book (*Spoiler* It was two people that were doing pranks and dares & didn’t mean for anyone to get hurt *End of Spoiler*); A couple mentions of elves causing mischief at night; A mention of a superstitious person; A mention of a possible ghost cult; A mention of a food sometimes called “devils on horseback”.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘stupid’; Some eye rolling & sarcasm; Two sisters are very bitter towards each other & make unkind and snide remarks (on-page); Seeing someone injured & bleeding (up to semi-detailed); Helping an injured woman and dog who were both hit by someone/something (later, the dog has seizures, but will be fine; border-line barely-above-not-detailed // semi-detailed); *Spoiler* The woman who is attacked was lured to the place by a note by her sister, who didn’t mean for her to get hurt, and was hit by someone else; The man who was attacked was accidentally pushed and hurt by a family member in an argument *End of Spoilers*; Many mentions of injured and sick animals (including a dog being hit and bleeding, another dog being hit by a car and paralyzed, a kitten being rescued from a burning dustbin and her scars, a deer being hit by a car, & people abandon pets when children grow tired of caring for them; all animals are fine; up to semi-detailed) & Harriet’s veterinary clinic treatments (including vaccines); All about many mentions of attacks, attackers, & injuries; Many mentions of break-ins/robberies, stealing, stolen items, thieves, crimes, & crime scenes; Many mentions of gossip & rumors; Mentions of deaths (including by heart attack and cancer) & grief; Mentions of a legend about a young drummer boy (who was allegedly have been trapped in a tunnel and never seen again; one version of the tale said the boy was eaten by a monster); Mentions of arrests & jailtime; Mentions of businesses and people cheating others; Mentions of injuries, pain, blood/bleeding, & stitches; Mentions of pirates & smugglers; Mentions of lies & lying; Mentions of jealousy (including between sisters); A few mentions of historical battles; A few mentions of cruelty & a bully; A couple mentions of eavesdropping; A mention of World War I; A mention of a mother losing a child in a tragic way (referring to the drummer boy legend); A mention of a car accident; A mention of a divorce; A mention of mocktails;
*Note: Harriet is homesick and wonders if her decision to move to England was a mistake at times; Harriet’s aunt tells her about a patient that wanted her to prank her family by saying the lady had a major health concern and would need their constant care (which her aunt does not do because “too many people face horrific health concerns for such a prank to be funny”); Mentions of books, fictional characters, & authors (Anne of Green Gables, Sense and Sensibility, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Jane Austen, Henning Mankell, Lewis Carroll, Anne Bronte, & Agatha Christie); A few mentions of car brands; A mention of Queen Elizabeth II.
Sexual Content- Harriet feels her stomach flutter around a male friend and pushes the sensation away because she’s not ready for a relationship or flutters; Harriet accidentally sees a couple embracing and is embarrassed; Mentions of Harriet’s assistant going out with many guys, but always viewing the men as strictly friends to have a good time with while waiting for the “right one” to come along; Mentions of dates, dating, boyfriends/girlfriends, & breakups; A few mentions of couples sneaking off for secret rendezvous (older couples); A couple mentions of blushes; A couple mentions of jealousy; A mention of a couple making goo-goo eyes at each other;
*Note: Harriet recalls an older woman telling her not to give away her heart after quarreling with her beau, but Harriet thinks that she isn’t about to make that vow; A woman makes a comment that her sister falls for any man who shows her the slightest attention.
-Harriet Bailey, age 33 (?)
P.O.V. of Harriet
258 pages
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My personal Rating-
You could say that the “honeymoons phase” of Harriet’s move to England has worn off a bit in this book as she deals with homesickness while also trying to solve a mystery. I’ll admit that the mystery element didn’t keep my interest as much as prior books in the series, but I was curious to see what the end result would be. I think the ending was a bit of a stretch, but I was suspicious of a couple characters so it made sense in a way. I’m looking forward to the next book of the series and reading it soon!
See y’all on Friday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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