Monday, September 15, 2014

Palace of Spies by Sarah Zettel - ADVISABLE

Zettel, Sarah  Palace of Spies, 362 pgs.  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.  $16.99  Content: Language: PG (6 swears); Violence: PG-13; Mature Content: PG-13.  

Peggy Fitzroy is an orphan who lives with her grumpy uncle and beloved cousin.  When Peggy’s uncle makes an unsavory match for her marriage, she stands up to him and refuses to marry.  She is kicked out of the house and ends up in the care of Mr. Tinderflint, who claims to have known her mother.  Mr. Tinderflint wants Peggy to pose as a maid in waiting at King George I’s court and keep tabs on the rebellion.  Peggy finds that it is hard to know who is good and who is bad, as well as uncover the mystery of a murder.  

I enjoyed this book because the main character was spunky and smart and she tried to do the right thing in a hard situation.  I loved the historical facts and information from the early 1700's in England that were hidden within the fast moving plot.  I would have this book be essential, except the mature content was Peggy coming across two people making love and she was almost raped-it was not overly described, but enough to move it to advisable, instead of essential.  

MS, HS-ADVISABLE.  Reviewer, C. Peterson.  

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