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Historical fiction is not usually a genre I am keen to read but I could not fail to be intrigued...
The synopsis is intriguing, and it sounds like the plot should have some good twists and turns....
The pace is quite slow so far. It's more descriptive and less action. The first person narrative...
Loves it found the first few pages hard to read very emotional but intriguing can not wait to...
Even looking at the cover I know this book is sure to be a good one! The premise draws me in and...
From the cover I could see this was another great book from Stacey Halls and from reading the...
I was drawn to this book because I love the cover, it's in the same style as her book the...
The cover is mesmerising. The beginning of the book is so captivating. The story is starting in a...
What is there not to love about this book? I have fallen in love with book, after only a few...
Now this is a book that I'm really unsure about. It isn't necessarily something I would choose to...
I like the sounds of this book. Who has taken Bess’s daughter and why? Is the other person...
In November 1747, the same day as giving birth, Bess alongside 30 other new mothers, is at The...
I absolutely loved ‘The Familiars’ and I am so excited to see there is a second book! I’m...
I haven't read the preceding book to this novel, but I have heard good things. The cover art is...
I love the cover. I have not read her other book but it at the top of my to be read pile and I...
This book seems like something that can open your eyes to something that happens/happened. It’s...
I love the cover, the book just like The Familiars is beautiful. Although, I truly dislike...
Only read the first couple of pages like i normally do as i don't like to read the full first...
I've been really wanting to read more historical fiction lately and reading this excerpt has made...
What a beautiful, eye catching cover, and one i would instantly pick up to find more about. This...
As stunning as Halls’ debut The Familiars, the first chapter is emotive, evocative and painful! I...
Wow first of all the cover of this book is absolutely stunning! What detail! And that blue!...
An emotive start to what is sure to be another treasure of a book from Stacey...
The first chapter nearly broke my heart. It is unflinching in its evocation of a world of poverty...
I loved the author's first book and read the opening section of the Foundling there. The story is...
First of all, the cover of this book is absolutely stunningly beautiful. It caught my eye...
I love historical fiction and straight away the Foundling draws you in with it's accurate...
The front cover caught my eye, the bright colours and the silhouette of the woman. The extract...
I was captivated by Besses plight straight away. The pain at having to give your child away as...
Firstly the cover is a work of art as was Stacey’s last book cover. They both look good enough to...
An interesting start. I felt such compassion for these poor women, forced to give up their babies...
We open to a newborn Clara and her mother Bess. Less than a day old and she is being given over...
This is one of my anticipated books of the year after reading The Familiars. I love Halls way of...
I enjoyed this first impression. It was easy to feel familiar with the characters quite quickly....
I love historical fiction books and this one sounds amazing. To be living in an age where...
From the First Look, this book is beautifully written and compelling. So far all we know of the...
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