Tuesday, April 29, 2025

4.29.2025 - How to Seal Your Own Fate

How to Seal Your Own Fate by Kristen Perrin 

Many thanks to NetGalley and Penguin Group Dutton for gifting me a digital ARC for the second book in the Castle Knoll Files series by Kristen Perrin.  All opinions expressed in this review are my own - 4.5 stars!

We are reunited with characters from the first book (a must read!) as Annie tries to solve a decades old murder that took place in Castle Knoll.  In present day, Annie crosses paths with Peony Lane, a fortune teller, who shares a cryptic message.  In 1967, teenager Frances is caught between two men – Ford, from a very wealthy family, and Archie, who lives above the village pub and can’t seem to hold down a job.  Frances teams up with Archie to investigate a car accident that claimed the lives of Ford’s family, and things become very interwoven.  

I adored the first book in this series and was delighted to spend time with these characters again.  We hear from Annie in the present and Frances through her diaries.  I do have to say that the murder plot became a bit confusing to me, especially at the end, and you need to pay attention to the timelines to keep the characters straight.  But minor quibbles in a thoroughly engaging murder mystery with great characters.  Fingers crossed for more in this series!


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