The Legacy of Longdale Manor

4.5 stars

An engaging and interesting dual timeline story that grabbed my attention and kept me flipping pages. While it's a gentle story, the mystery in both timelines is well built and suspenseful despite being relatively dangerless.

The Lake District setting has always been one of my favorite English settings and I loved how the location itself was almost a character of its own. The two sets of characters are equally engaging, although I was left wanting a lot more. I'd have liked this story if it was 500-600 pages and the characters all had more page time! A number of the elements seemed brushed over just because of space and I'd have liked those areas to be expanded and deepened.

Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required.