Genre: Young Adult Historical Fiction
My Rating: 10/10
It has been quite a while since I have become as attached to a main character as I have to the spunky and witty Cat Royal in this wonderful series set in London in the late 1790s. Cat doesn't know her exact age, because she was orphaned on the steps of the Theater Royal as a baby, but she definitely has a strong sense of who she has become while living backstage and learning the tricks of the trade. The theater troupe thinks of Cat as their sometimes sweet-sometimes annoying 'pet' and allows her to live life on the wild side as she gallavants around the streets of London with an adventerous gang of boys led by the butcher's son, Syd. The story soon adds an element of mystery when Cat overhears that a diamond is being hidden inside the theater, and she is thrilled when the theater owner asks her to help keep the secret. Along with an assorted crew of friends, Cat learns that keeping the secret about the hidden diamond will jepordize the lives of those she cares for most and lands her in quite a sticky situation. Full of action, mystery, and daring plots, this book is sure to please even the most picky reader!
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I found this book a little hard to "get into" at first but after a few chapters I reached the HOOK and loved it!
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