The Shadow of a Sin

I began reading this with very mixed feelings. I had not read any of Bertha Clay's (Charlotte Braeme) books before, and the first three chapters were very interesting, yet foreshadowed too much and had almost the air of being part of a cheap novel. However, once I was past the first five chapters, I couldn't put it down. The foreshadowing, after all, is just for the first part of the book, and gives no great hint for the ending.
The heroine must decide to do right and does it well, though she suffers for the decision. For those who have a hard time with the beginning, just skim until you get to the good part! It is a romance, so I would probably not read a lot of her books in a row, but I didn't even care. The heroine is easy to care for and the short chapters make it easy to day, “just three more pages...“
Project Gutenburg released this book about a week ago, and I'm so glad they did! It is well edited and formatted.