As reviewed by thebookmuncher:
Mary Finn is an honest and hardworking country who loves her family, particularly all her little siblings. She cares for them when her mother dies and would have until each grew up had it not been for her stepmother who insists Mary be sent away to work. Always the obedient girl, Mary goes to work. When she changes jobs to be a maid in London, the entire course of her life is changed because it’s in London that Mary meets Caden Tucker and meeting Caden Tucker is the start of her problems. Suddenly Mary becomes a foolish girl, always dreaming of the man she believes is her sweetheart. How was Mary to know she might be making the biggest mistake of her life?
Folly is an unusually told tale about the reverberating effects of the smallest actions. Set in the Victorian era, this novel certainly has historical appeal. And there is definitely something interesting about London in the late 1800s, even if Jocelyn does pick some of the Victorian period’s more negative characteristics to portray, such as all children born out of wedlock being held up as the epitome of sin. Folly is told from many alternating perspectives following two separate by connected main storylines. Since I was more interested in Mary’s story than James Nelligan’s, all the switching between narrators was distracting. Although the ending, when the nature of Mary and James’s connection is revealed, may be surprising for some readers, it was not for me. I figured out basically what was going to happen midway through the book merely by looking at the timeframes of Mary’s and James’s stories. Because of this, Folly wasn’t as enjoyable a read as it could’ve been, although I still appreciate the sweet ending.
Folly may be enjoyed by fans of Ivy by Julie Hearn, A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly, Ten Cents a Dance by Christine Fletcher, and What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell.
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fredamans: Looks really good!
dreamingnow: Nice review!
ShaEliPar: Great review, sounds interesting
EmeraldSun: I love Jennifer Donnelly's A northern Light, so I'll be sure to check this one out! Great review (:
LunitaBere: Fantastic review! Folly sounds quite interesting and I have to admit that I haven't heard to much about it. I might just have to check it out. Thank you =].
nikx2141: Hm, I'm looking forward to reading this at some point in the future.
Addictedtolife: Sounds interesting! Can't wait to read.
godpinklover: I want to read this book
idroskicinia: Thanks for the review! The book looks interesting, and the cover is really nice... I love pretty covers... : )
Jlove1: This looks like a really good read. I can't wait to read it <3
WildBunnies: Nice review!
imsoulreader: Awesome! :D Good Job.
JennH: Seems interesting. Title is catching too, but the cover is odd.
Nica88: The book sounds interesting! I will have to add it to my to-read list. Thank you!
stephnii: I loved this book!
JayJ:
"Folly" looks like an interesting novel to read!
icedragon988: Can't wait to run over to the bookstore and check it out! (=
Samita: I want to check out Folly for a Historical Fiction challenge I signed up for :) great review.
MathGeek: Now I really want to read this.
JustSoJessica:
The Victorian Era is my favorite. I think I may have to add this one to be TBR and give it a shot.
Thanks for the review :)
spriteyone: Thanks for the honest review. I hadn't heard of this one.
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Can't wait to read this!! :)
The cover is amazing.
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