A Rather Lovely Inheritance by C. A. Belmond

August 6, 2007
Book suggested by Judy, and meeting hosted by Kim.

This book was very well received by most of the group. It was light, easy to read, and had just enough suspense to keep us interested. It was like a fairy tale, perhaps too much so for some of us. One member said that she likes books that have a little more "meat" to them. But to others, the fairy tale that ends with happily-ever-after was just what they wanted as a summer read, especially after some of the heavier books we've read recently.

Most of us thought the book was very predicable especially after the revelation about Jeremy. Many of the readers figured it out even before it was revealed! We were slightly concerned that Jeremy might have had a dark side, and were glad when her showed up at the art gallery at the end of the book. We did not like the paragraphs related the the car "stuff" and most of us skipped over that when we were reading. We also did not like Severine, Aunt Sheila, or Cousin Rollo. We thought it was inexcusable for Aunt Sheila to withhold Jeremy's true parentage from him. We chuckled a bit when two members of our group admitted that they have first cousins they wish were not true blood relatives!

We learned that this was the first book written by C. A. Belmond, but that she has a sequel planned that will involve the same characters. We speculated about what plot twists may appear in the second book, and a number of us plan to read it when it comes out.

C. A. Belmond's website: http://www.cabelmond.com/