The Curiosity Keeper Book Review

Title: The Curiosity Keeper

Author: Sarah E. Ladd

Genre: Christian, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Romance

Plot: Abandoned by her mother at a young age, Camille Iverness has grown up managing her father's dingy curiosity shop. Tougher than she looks, Camille can handle big burly men and sell priceless objects to anyone without batting an eyelash. She tucks all her tender hurt feelings deep inside her mind, just as she tucks away the infrequent letters from her mother into her apron pockets. One evening, when she's left alone to tend the shop, Camille's life drastically changes. An attempted robbery leaves her injured and shaken, thrust onto the kindhearted mercy of a stranger.

Jonathan Gilchrist has his hands full with his apothecary business and the last thing he needs is to running around on a wild goose chase looking for his father's stolen ruby. When he follows up a promising lead, he rescues the clever Miss Iverness and whisks her away to his little country town when he sees first hand that she can't stay in her present environment. With the mystery of the ruby hanging over their heads and scarlet fever threatening the school where Camille gets a new job at, Jonathan and Camille are faced with some difficult choices and their blossoming feelings for each other.

Likes/Dislikes: This was a beautifully written well paced very clean novel and I loved it! The plot was so intriguing didn't waste time getting you from Point A to Point B. The characters were all diverse and wonderful; I loved getting to know them. Camille did repeat rather frequently that she couldn't go back home and a few other minor things like that were repeated a little too often for my taste but overall, it was a lovely story.

Rating: PG-16 and up, mainly for reading level and content {verbal abuse, a couple kisses, etc. nothing at all graphic}.

Date Review Written: August 6th, 2015.

I received a copy of this book free from BookLook Bloggers in exchange for an honest review. I wasn't required to write a positive review and the opinions expressed in the above review are my own.