Reviews for Folly

The average rating for Folly based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-05-31 00:00:00 RBFBD FSDRJF I honestly don't know why I didn't like this book. I mean, yes. I picked it up because the cover looked all fantasy-ish and I thought I'd get a fantasy and fairies out of it, but when I read the blurb I knew that wasn't going to happen. If I'd been looking for a book like this, I would have been satisfied, but I wasn't. Why did I finish it, then? Well, it's pretty well-written. And it seemed well-researched, though I'm not sure whether or not it is. The voices of the characters are distinct and interesting. The story is very predictable, and knowing from the beginning that it will lead her to ruin it was hard to read about Mary's 'romance' with Caden Tucker. I guess in essence this book was technically good, but not very engrossing. The pacing felt odd at times, and the issues could probably have been examined better in a longer, more in-depth book. It was hard to keep track of time, since chapter titles usually told only years, not months or days. But in the end, it was short and competent and so probably deserved three stars; one deducted for being rather lifeless.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-02-21 00:00:00 Kyle Sellers Want to see more bookish things from me? Check out my Youtube channel: 2.5 Stars This book is set in Victorian London, told in four alternating perspectives. 14 year old Mary Finn is sent away from her family to begin working as a servant at Allyn House. At the age of 16, she meets a boy named Caden Tucker who she falls for. James Nelligan is being sent off to live in the Foundling Hospital after being a foster child for 6 years. I found it very obvious how James and Mary's stories would be intertwined after the first few changes of perspective. I did love James as a character though, he was very cheeky and fun to read. I liked Mary as well, I think she was very headstrong, honest and knew what she wanted. I found that Oliver and Eliza's POV were a bit unnecessary for the story, but I didn't mind them as characters. I like that the author told the story with the language they used in that time period, I think it made the book more interesting. I did find the pacing to be a bit slow though and found myself bored at some points.