Book Review: Adoring Abigail by Chalon Linton

Adoring Abigail by Chalon Litton

Book Description:

Captain Robert Wilkins has never aspired to grandeur. So when the returned war hero unexpectedly inherits the vast estate of Cattersley from his great-aunt, he feels woefully inadequate in his new role. Out of place in his lavish surroundings, his first glimmer of hope comes when he happens upon a lovely trespasser in his gardens.

Words have never come easily for Abigail Rutherford, and she prefers the solitude of exploring the gardens at the neighboring country estate to engaging in uncomfortable conversation. But when she unexpectedly encounters Captain Robert Wilkins in her place of solace, she is surprised at the immediate ease she feels in his presence. Soon her brightest moments are those spent with the captain. But even as their friendship grows into something more, outside forces have other plans for the two. Mr. Mead, the handsome vicar, has also taken a liking to the quiet and timid Abigail—and he will stop at nothing to ensure she becomes his wife.

Rorie's Review:

I enjoyed how the author gave us an "underdog" as the main character. Abigail had such a rough life, but still found joy and happiness wherever she could. It broke my heart every time her grandma treated her so unkindly. Robert was like a fish out of water at first, but it didn't take him too long to start to find his place at Cattersley.

The story started off a little bit slow- moving for me, and I was able to put it down and move on to something else for a little while. Once the issues with the bad guy started showing up though, the story picked up and I found myself not wanting to put it down. 

I did feel like Robert was a bit clueless at times, because he seemed to be unable to figure out what the problems were. (It is so hard to not give out spoilers!) 

Definitely a book I would recommend, and I hope that Hazel will get her own story in the future.

Andrea's Review:

I've read other books by Chalon Litton and enjoyed them, so I was excited to read her newest novel, Adoring Abigail. It is a quick read. I can’t recall having read another book where the main character’s struggle was a speech impediment. I really felt for Abigail as so many, even family who should have been more loving and accepting, were cruel and belittling because of her “imperfection”. I liked Robert and his family. I was especially drawn to them because they never once appeared to be put off by Abigail's speech impediment. Mr. Mead was super creepy.

Adoring Abigail is clean with a happy ending, and one I can see myself reading again.

Tarah's Review:

What a fun captivating story. I was pulled into the story line right away and I had a hard time putting it down to go do "life" things. I always enjoyed picking it up again. As much as I enjoyed it, I did struggle a little with the flow of the story. Part of me wonders if it was the format I was reading this from, and that it was an advanced copy. I hope that was the reason. It just seemed really choppy. Instead of a nice flow from one chapter to another it was rather abrupt and just stopped and started again. It threw me, but not enough to stop reading, because like I said, it was a great story line.

I hope we get more from Chalon Linton.

Title: Adoring Abigail
Author: Chalon Linton
Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc.
Published: February 2020
ISBN: 1524411515
Source: Advanced reader copy from NetGalley/publisher. All opinions expressed are our own.


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