Review of Hattie Vavaseur

[Kristin Ickes]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Hattie Vavaseur" by M. Rebecca Wildsmith.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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Hattie Vavaseur is an elderly woman who has been experiencing memory loss and headaches as she has been getting older. So when she arrives as a guest at a mysterious mansion in the countryside of Cornwall, England, she is confused as to why she is there. Then she meets the owner of the house, Reginald Tenbury, and thinks he is just an irate, ill-mannered man. Shortly after that, Hattie is brought to a medium named Vamelda in the small town of Market Foolsbury to try to unearth memories of her past. While at Vamelda's place of business, Hattie encounters a salesman who has recently been slain. Wanting to help him and to know who murdered him, Hattie and Vamelda decide to work together to solve the case. Hattie is left wondering whether they will be able to solve the case and whether her memory will ever return.

Hattie Vavaseur was a great book to read. I greatly admired Hattie's forthright and honest demeanor. Also, little Teddy's gentle and kind-hearted personality won me over from the start. On top of that, I loved reading about Teddy's little shenanigans. In addition, I relished reading about Reginald's misunderstood character. Additionally, I especially appreciated the loyalty of Bertram and Harold's characters. Plus, Vamelda's interestingly offbeat character was a bonus.

There wasn't anything that I did not like about this book. However, I was not fond of Mr. Carrington and Lydia's characters, but their roles were essential to the plot. Furthermore, I was intrigued as to how Vamelda obtained the letters at the beginning of the novel, which required me to suspend logic a little. I just wished that M. Rebecca Wildsmith had given more background in that section of the book. However, it did not take anything away from the book.

I gave this book four out of four stars. This is due to the lack of grammatical errors. It was also brilliantly written in the style of the 1920s, and it had a compelling storyline. Even though it took a few chapters to get into this book, once it piqued my interest, it was difficult to put down. This book also appeared to have been professionally edited.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a slow-burning mystery with a paranormal twist. I would also suggest this book for an older teen demographic, such as those 16 and up, because it contains violence and borderline profanity.

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Hattie Vavaseur
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[Riya Sarkar]

Well, Lydia and Mr. Carrington were the conflict in the story so it's understandable that you will not be fond of them.