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Okay. You got me. I shop by cover sometimes. Who doesn't? The cover catches your eye and you think I've got to have that! The same with shopping for clothes only for me it's books. Well, that's what happened with Folly. I had to know why the girl looked that way. I still don't know why, but it was a good book.

I started the book a little disappointed because it was written in 19th century vernacular. It was hard to understand at first. Then I don't know if the author stopped writing that way or I just got used to it because soon it didn't matter. It was clear as a bell to me. I really fell in love with the three main characters. There was nothing about them not to love. Mary was a country girl only 14 when she was forced to leave home, but she was strong willed and sure and good, back when that really meant something. James was a brave boy at six and smart to figure out how to get along in the world without getting picked on and he was so lovable, I could picture him with his blonde curls and giving his head a rub. And my heart ached for Oliver Chester who didn't feel like he was worthy of leaving the place he grew up. The chapters go back and forth between the characters and weaves the story only fully revealing the whole story at the very end, but an astute reader can probably guess the ending before then. I wasn't very astute until I went back and looked at the chapters.

The book wasn't very long, but it was heartbreaking in places,(not enough to make me cry) and heartwarming in others. I read this in a couple of hours and enjoyed it. But, I still don't understand the cover. Maybe someone else will.


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Folly Marthe Jocelyn Books Reviews

What drew me to this book when I first saw it, was the cover. It looks so haunting and tragic. Then on to the summary and it sounds so simple, yet I was curious about this Caden Tucker and what exactly made him a liar and a scoundrel. I also love the whole Victorian London setting which was probably the biggest factor as to why I chose to read this book. It really sounded like something I would thoroughly enjoy. Unfortunately, it wasn't what I hoped it would be.

The whole story is really predictable which I'm hoping that's what it was going for, but there was very little detail or action that went on. It was just a lot of "telling" as quite a few of the chapters were rightfully named. The book is told through four pov's one being first person Mary Finn starting in 1876, as well as Eliza told in third person also set in 1876. Then there's foundling James Nelligan and his teacher Oliver who was also a foundling there pov's start off in 1884. A lot of the story seemed really rushed and there was quite a bit I would have liked to know more of, which unfortunately didn't happen.

The characters didn't really stand out to me other than James who was an interesting young boy and I absolutely loved him. Mary Finn is a 14 year old girl who is sent to be maid for a family after her father remarries a few months after the death of Mary's mother. There she becomes the envy of a fellow worker Eliza. I normally find something positive about the mean and conniving girls and try to figure out why they are that way, but with Eliza I just couldn't stand her. She just came off really fake, pretentious, impulsive, and just really dumb. Oliver Chester was a likable character. He's a teacher to the foundlings and being a former foundling himself he was able to relate to the boys, especially James Nelligan. I thought they're relationship was really sweet.

Folly definitely wasn't what I expected, but it was a really quick read I managed to finish it in little over 2 hours which is a first. I thought the story was fine I just would have liked more detail and emotion to it, especially a bit more on this Caden Tucker would have been nice.
Mary Finn is only fourteen years old when she's forced out of her home in rural Lincolnshire at the behest of her new stepmother to act as a servant for the woman's sister at her roadside inn. Sixty-seven days later, Mary flees to London as nanny to Lucilla Allyn's infant son, only to discover the position is unavailable upon arrival.

Despite her lack of domestic skills, Mary is able to secure employment as maid in the Allyn household and soon becomes ensconced in her new life. It's not long before she meets the dashing, young Caden Tucker - a British soldier who steals Mary's heart and leaves her in far more dire straights than she ever could have imagined.

Inter cut with Mary's narrative is the story of six-year-old James Nelligan, to whom we're introduced on the day he must leave his foster home and return to the Foundling Hospital. Life as a foundling is brutal, and it will take all of James's resources just to survive, but thanks to his mischievous nature and innate cleverness, he manages to garner a few allies along the way.

I'm reluctant to admit this, but I cried several times while reading FOLLY. Whether it was a scene depicting the grinding misery of Mary's early childhood, the gut-wrenching ache of families ripped apart, or the deplorable conditions and inherent coldness of the Foundling Hospital, Marthe Jocelyn draws an unflinching eye to the harsh realities faced by so many during the Victorian Era.

That's not to say the book is without moments of joy; in fact, the closing sentiment is one of hope, which makes the book, in its entirety, all the more powerful.

Reviewed by Cat
****SPOILERS!!****

A quick, simple read set in another time and place when raising a child as a single mother was not an option, regardless of your class and status. Great insight to life in an orphanage from a child's point of view, as well as the point of view of the mothers who through various circumstances are forced to make the decision of giving up their children to an uncertain future. Mary Finn however, refuses to be one of the many and after making a "foolish" decision that forever alters her life, she sets out to change her fate in a totally unexpected way!
Okay. You got me. I shop by cover sometimes. Who doesn't? The cover catches your eye and you think I've got to have that! The same with shopping for clothes only for me it's books. Well, that's what happened with Folly. I had to know why the girl looked that way. I still don't know why, but it was a good book.

I started the book a little disappointed because it was written in 19th century vernacular. It was hard to understand at first. Then I don't know if the author stopped writing that way or I just got used to it because soon it didn't matter. It was clear as a bell to me. I really fell in love with the three main characters. There was nothing about them not to love. Mary was a country girl only 14 when she was forced to leave home, but she was strong willed and sure and good, back when that really meant something. James was a brave boy at six and smart to figure out how to get along in the world without getting picked on and he was so lovable, I could picture him with his blonde curls and giving his head a rub. And my heart ached for Oliver Chester who didn't feel like he was worthy of leaving the place he grew up. The chapters go back and forth between the characters and weaves the story only fully revealing the whole story at the very end, but an astute reader can probably guess the ending before then. I wasn't very astute until I went back and looked at the chapters.

The book wasn't very long, but it was heartbreaking in places,(not enough to make me cry) and heartwarming in others. I read this in a couple of hours and enjoyed it. But, I still don't understand the cover. Maybe someone else will.