Birdie: family secrets and an unsolved mystery

Birdie by Kate Frantz is a story of family secrets and an unsolved mystery. When her mother dies, Birdie North discovers a mysterious stack of letters from her grandmother. A grandmother she’s never met and didn’t know her mother was in communication with. Curious about the family her mother left behind in Scotland, Birdie decides to travel to her mother’s birthplace and uncover the truth of these letters. When she meets Theo Hambry, an English stranger, who has a letter of his own from her mother! They reluctantly work together to discover the mystery of these letters. Little do they know that they are linked more than they know and they are about to uncover another mystery with a dangerous individual who will do anything to keep them silent. 

I was intrigued by the premise of Birdie. The story was interesting and the mystery was engaging. However, it moved much too slow. I didn’t care for Birdie. She acted childish at times and flew off the handle way too often. Early in the story, Birdie gets sympathy from a nurse who cared for her mother. When this individual expresses how much she was going to miss her mother, Birdie bristles as if she is the only one who gets to miss her mother. She does have growth by the end of the story. The one character I enjoyed was Theo, a young man, who struggles with his father’s disappearance and finds solace in his faith. Overall, I enjoyed Birdie. The mystery was engaging with quite a few twists. 

Birdie is available in paperback and eBook