“The Diamond of Drury Lane”

Author: Julia Golding

I have been thinking about how I was going to review this book, but I didn’t know where to begin. How about this, “The Diamond of Drury Lane” was well written. It was a mystery, but I felt as if the plot didn’t really focus on it specifically. There were lots of other things going on, like, determining who she could trust, and trying to be either civilized or wild amongst different groups of people. As the mystery progressed, a few things popped up that might surprise you. It wasn’t the best book I ever read, but it was good enough for me to read all the way through.

In the filthy city streets of London, rests the Theater Royal on Drury Lane. The young girl named after the theater, Miss Catherine Royal commonly called “Cat”, lives behind its curtains searching for hidden secrets. As a baby she was found on the theater’s steps, and ever since has grown up doing small tasks for the owner, Mr. Sheridan.  After overhearing a private conversation, Cat knows there is a diamond hidden somewhere in the Theater Royal. What she doesn’t realize is that there’s more to the million dollar diamond than she thought. With gold diggers on the prowl for the diamond, and a cruel gang leader seeking to harm her, Cat runs into situations that will unexpectedly land her in jail!

I did feel like it dragged its feet now and then, but before I could doubt it, the pace quickened. As far as I know, there are three more books after this one; I’m just not sure how good they are. Usually, the books after the first aren’t as good, in my opinion. But, looking on the bright side, it didn’t end with a cliff-hanger, lol!