Was looking for a book to listen to on trip to Ottawa (about 8 hour drive for me). This wound up being the perfect choice. I finished it just before arriving at my destination. It was a nice and light fun read. I have never read any of Kate Carlisle's books. Considering I started in the middle of the series, there was no problem with understanding any former storylines, as it seemed to me the author did a nice job of weaving facts/events into the current story.

The only thing that made this more like a 3.5 and not a 4 was that I would have enjoyed just a little more character development--and perhaps once I am more invested with the main characters after reading a few more books in the series, that could easily change.

I really did enjoy the mixture of the old cookbook by 'Obediance Green' and the Revolutionary War and sending secret messages within the pages of this so-called cookbook. Definitely a very nice surprise for me since I like those types of historical fiction stories (well historical fiction in general). The main reason I first choice this was that it takes place in the San Francisco Bay area.

After seeing a few other readers' comments about this book being slower/not quite as good as her other books, I'm definitely game to give another shot at reading all about Brooklyn. Hopefully, I will be able to find some other audiobook copies. The narrator wasn't too bad either...definitely not one of my favorites like Scott Brick, but I would certainly listen to her again