Review: Fragile Things - Samantha Lovelock

Review: Fragile Things - Book #1 Folkestone Sins - Samantha Lovelock - August 2020I have been looking forward to reading this book as the blurb enticed me in. It reminded me as I was reading the book a mix between Cassie James "Patience Series" and Lisa Helen Gray with her Wrong Crowd. The book starts with our main character Stella receiving a wooden box with a letter. The letter is addressed to her real name, a name she has not used in years as even growing up - her mum made them use fake names until her mother disappeared without a trace when she was 15 years old. Now two years later, Stella has been living on her own and working as a waitress and trying to do schooling online. The letter is apparently from her Aunt Cecily asking her to visit her in Folkestone. Stella accepts and makes her way to Folkestone. She is about to get the surprise of her life as she learns that her mother came from wealth and her family the Bradleigh's were one of the founding families. However, with money and power can come dark secrets and Stella being back is about to start some dangerous actions as some people in town want the Bradleigh name gone forever but what they don't count on is that Stella isn't her mother and she isn't one to back down to threats and now that Stella finally has friends and family - something she has wanted for a long time, she isn't going anywhere - even if it does put her life in jeopardy. I enjoyed this book and can't wait to read Book #2. The only downside was the way the author wrote the cliffhanger ending as it felt too sharp to me. It was like she wasn't too sure where she wanted to end this book and was like I can't be bothered writing any more tonight, I'm going to finish with this sentence. There was no warning to the cliffhanger as it jumped out of nowhere.  I am though in saying that excited and can't wait till December for the next book to be released.