This book started slowly, but once I moved beyond Clara’s story it really picked up. I think that this was because I found her the least interesting of the 3 characters whose stories form the basis of the book. The premise is fascinating: Agnes must select a new boarder to move into her house at 23 Burlington Square. One by one she makes a choice and we see how it plays out, then, in the next part of the book another is chosen. The three potential boarders are quite different: Agnes’s party-girl niece, a middle-aged bank clerk, and a shy young widow. How each storyline plays out—“Sliding Doors” style—is riveting. Once I began to see how the same events could be dramatically transformed I really enjoyed the book. I think that the first part was a bit long and less interesting, but I’m glad that I didn’t give up. Highly recommended for readers who enjoy seeing different facets to a story. Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

What a wonderful and clever novel that turns time slip trope on its head.
This reminded me in style of Eva ibbotsen
A house of memories and three potent new lodgers. Lives will be changed and wrongs righted. A place that redefines “family” and carthesis is everything

I cannot tell you have much I loved this book. I was totally captivated from the outset. Agnes owns 23 Burlington Square. Since the death of her father, she has rented out rooms to a variety of people Gilbert an enigmatic young man, Alexander an elderly Polish concert pianist and the Smith family who live in the basement. Following the death of one of the tenants, Agnes has to choose who to let the room to. Either her wayward niece Clara, a bank clerk or a young widow. The novel gives us three stories about what would happen if she let the room to each of the characters. First we have Clara, the Steven the bank clerk and finally Mercy the young widow. Right at the end we find out who is actually offered the room. Each of the three have secrets they are trying to keep and through their stories we find out what those are. This has to be my favourite book of the year. If I could give it more star I would. It would make a great film or even a tv series. Literally as soon as I finished the book, I rang and told my daughter she had to read it too. Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC.

A really enjoyable read, loved the characters. Really enjoyed the different scenarios in the book. A lovely historical fiction, will definitely read more of this authors work. Thank you to Net Galley for an ARC

No. 23 Burlington Square is like a book within a book. The storytelling was good, but the thing I loved the most about it was its format. I loved getting to know the characters indepth and then to piece them all together.
If you are looking for your next read, this is it!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
No. 23 Burlington Square by Jenni Keer

This was such a heartwarming read! There are four parts, or four stories, depicting the results of a decision made by Agnes on one fateful day.

I loved the descriptions of various places in London, and I couldn't help but weigh the pros and cons of each choice as I read along. I don't want to give anything away, 🙊 but there are secrets and surprises revealed with each part!

If you're looking for a cozy, character-driven story, don't sleep on No. 23 Burlington Square by Jenni Keer!

Read this if you like:
• Alternate timelines
• Books set in London
• Found family
• Cozy reads

No 23 Burlington Square by Jenni Keer is a marvellous historical novel that consumed me.
The action is set in 1927 in a large house in London.
All the characters were well drawn and fully rounded. I did not like one of the leading ladies at first. She seemed entitled and a party girl but once the reader realizes what motivates her, we can see that beneath her exterior beats a heart of gold.
We see what war did for women. It enabled them to have more freedoms as they stepped into the jobs vacated by men. The women were reluctant to go back to being seen as property of the men or in loveless marriages. There is much courage when women stand up for who they really are.
During the war the men fought for freedom. At home, the women now fight for their freedoms. The workers did not want to be shackled.
There was still a class system. “The accident of your birth determined your status in the world.” As the 1920’s progressed, the class system was beginning to be eroded.
The plotline was extremely well thought out and executed. An old house had rooms in it rented out. There were three candidates. The book is split into three as we see three alternatives given, depending on who would have rented the room. It was cleverly done.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and the glimpse of a bygone era.
I received a free copy via Rachel’s Random Resources for a blog tour. A favourable review was not required. All opinions are my own.

23 burlington Square by Jenni Keer.
London, 1927: One house. Three lives. A decision that will change everything. A powerful, unique timeslip story, perfect for fans of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Miniaturist, and Lucinda Riley.
On the morning of Friday 5th August, 1927, Miss Agnes Humphries – the landlady of the attractive, if-slightly-shabby, white-fronted townhouse at Number 23 Burlington Square – has a decision to make.
A really good read. This was different. I did like the timeliness with Clara Stephen and Mercy. I liked the ending. 4*

4.5 stars
I’m a huge fan of Jenni’s writing and was thrilled to see this historical fiction read had three stories within to follow and enjoy. No. 23 Burlington Square is a heartfelt story of first and foremost love, friendship and ‘family’ looking after one another regardless of background or history.
I loved the idea of the three main characters having their own ‘sliding door’ moment within Agnes’ home, with each of them offered rooms in the alternate timelines. Agnes was a fabulous landlady - direct, forthright and taking no nonsense, I loved how she worked so hard to help and guide all of her ‘family’ at No.23.

In no 23 Burlington Square, Aggie Humphries runs a boarding house. It’s Feb 5, 1927 and due to her recent border passing away she now has rooms to let on the second floor. She has three potential new borders and three different reasons why she would like to take each of them in. Clara is her niece she’s very outspoken in your face and almost caused a minor royal scandal back at home with her parents. She’s been living on her friends sofa but now her mom has besieged her sister Aggie to take in the wayward young lady. Then there’s Steven who works at a bank goes to church and Aggie likes that he is respectable will pay his rent on time and could possibly be friends with Alexander who misses the newly deceased second floor renter and last but not least is mercy she is a widow who works in the glove department at a local department store she is alone and running from something an Aggie is keen to this and her heart goes out to the young lady who looks lost a category of people that Aggie is desperately drawn to. The first half of the book is mainly what happens in the house when Clara gets the rooms on the second floor there will be revelations and redemption before her story is over in the second part which is nowhere as long as Clara‘s part but there’s a reason that will dawn on the reader as you continue to Mercy story Stephen has secrets and some would say lol morals but again the house has redemptive qualities for those staying in the rooms on the second floor it is just sad that the prior border who was a severe alcoholic didn’t feel those effects and then there’s mercy I think her story was my favorite not only because I liked mercy but we also got to see what secret Gilbert was hiding and there’s another reason but I won’t say because I don’t want to ruin the book. I loved Mercy however. This is feel good fiction and although I usually love stories like this I found first that Aggie gave three contradicting reasons when writing to each applicant when she told them they got the rooms I also felt like she was a little bit different in the story and it wasn’t congruent to the other stories because I get it it’s the same time just a different tenant in the house but that doesn’t change who Aggie is or was does it? Again I don’t want to say why because it would give key plot points away also is this really a time slip novel? I thought time slip would win someone slipped from one time to another this is the second book I’ve got that said it was a time slip novel and it wasn’t just books days at the same time just with different borders. Either way I still was entertained by the story and enjoyed it I just wish they weren’t so many discrepancies in the book I want to thank the publisher and Net Galley for my free arc copy.

Thank you to @rachelsrandomresources for my copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Loved this one, just brilliant. The book focuses around the residents and possible new tenant of No 23 Burlington Square, owned by Agnes. Three very different people come to view the rooms, and three very different stories unfold around each of them. Who will Agnes choose?

I loved how the 3 timelines interlink - fact becoming fiction, fiction becoming fact and all with a fabulous outcome. Each timeline is very different to the others but also very similar in ways you do and don’t see coming. I also loved the snippets into Agnes’ life as the story progresses through the various parts, she really was the most amazing character.

If you enjoy multiple timeline books, and was a fan of The Seven Deaths Of Evelyn Hardcastle, you’ll love this one as much as I did.

I wanted to love this story, it had so much potential. But it was just too dry and a much as I wanted to get swept into the narrative and lives of those at No 23, it just wasn't for me.

I really enjoyed this book!

Agnes is a spinster of, probably, around 60. She owns a large house, 23 Burlington Square, in which she lets rooms to enable her to carry on living there.

One of her tenants dies, so she needs to relet his room. Three people apply for the room. This is where the book gets interesting - 3 stories are told, and we don't know which one to believe. Does she let the room to her niece, a young widow, or a middle-aged man who works as a bank clerk?

Great fun, and well-woven stories, with some surprising revelations along the way.

Have you ever wondered if you made a different decision what the outcome would have been? This book explores that concept!

It is 1927 and rooms are available to be rented in Agnes’ No. 23 Burlington Square (her family’s house turned into a bit of a lodging house). Who should she choose? What would be the consequences of the decision she makes? This is a very interesting way to tell a story. Honestly, the first book I read, told in this way. I loved it!

The author sets the mood with her wonderfully developed characters. I immediately took a distaste to a few. Some went straight to my heart. Like in life, people are not always what they seem and there are many layers to their personality. The plots are crafted perfectly, and I was drawn into each story of Agnes’ decisions made with an open mind, wondering what the outcome would be.

This was definitely a page turner for me, and I enjoyed this book so much!

I want to thank Boldwood Books and NetGalley for giving me the pleasure of reading the advance reader copy, with no obligation to write a review. My review is written freely as a hobby, and is totally my own opinion, not influenced by receiving the ARC.

Dual timelines, three people to choose between making it hard for Agnes to find her new lodger. Great story and one to really enjoy. 5 stars

Thanks to Netgalley, author and publisher for this ARC

I do love a bit of early 20th century-based fiction and this truly did the job!
Agnes Humphries is looking for a new lodger to fill the void after the sudden death of one of her long-standing paying guests, and she is stuck deciding between three candidates: Clara, her niece; Stephen, a respectable bank clerk; and Mercy, a young widow.
The book has a wonderful parallel timeline as we learn plenty about each of these prospective lodgers. The three stories intertwine beautifully, to bring more and more about the characters and the current lodgers in the house, as well as about Agnes, her past, and how she came to be alone in this large house in the middle of London.
I loved learning all the different stories, and absolutely loved the ending!
A great set of characters with plenty to hide, and a wonderful MC, Agnes, whose habit of speaking what she thinks all the time isn't a bad thing at all!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC.

I’ve always been impressed by the author’s originality and ingenuity – as well as her writing, of course – but I thought this book was something very special indeed. When Mr Blandford dies suddenly, landlady Agnes has to decide who should become her new tenant at No 23 Burlington Square – three individuals to choose from, and the story explores the results of her decision through a really clever “what if” story, following all three possible outcomes through alternative timelines.

But it’s so much more than that – as each separate story unfolds, we also get to know more about the current and potential tenants and the relationships between them, as well as discovering more about Agnes’ own life, past and present, her attachment to her home, and the significance of the different objects with which she shares it. It’s incredibly difficult to explain, but an absolute joy to read – intricately plotted, an enthralling read, emotionally quite perfect, and laced with elements of smoke and mirrors but with clues and some real surprises along the way.

The historical setting – the book is set in the 1920s – is superbly captured and recreated, that period of post-war uncertainty and change, particularly in relation to society’s expectations and the realities of life for those who have means and those who don’t. The three stories are kept separate, told in their entirety, a brave decision that really worked so well – but there are such clever links between them. Agnes and her existing tenants are the constant, and their own stories also gradually unfold, with opportunities for them to sometimes take centre stage and become catalysts for the next twist in the story. The pacing is simply perfect – everyday life, unfolding secrets and moments of drama, shocks and surprises, with vignettes from Agnes’ own life interspersed on the way to an ending that proved to be everything I wanted it to be.

For some of the characters, there is romance – but this is a story that has love and caring for others woven into its fabric, and I thought its emotional content couldn’t have been more perfectly judged. There are characters – no, not characters, very real individuals, drawn with real vibrancy – that I grew to care for deeply, and others who inspired a particular level of hatred. And the writing really is just superb. At times, there’s a real lightness – opportunities to laugh and smile, to feel the moments of joy – but the moments of darkness are written every bit as wonderfully.

This read like the book the author always wanted to write – and one of which she should be justifiably proud. Such an original concept, delivered with real style and panache, intriguing at every turn, emotionally engaging, with a particularly satisfying conclusion – and I really couldn’t have loved it more.

So strangely written that it was extremely difficult to engage in the story. I really had to struggle to finish it.

A very enjoyable read. The book is based around an empty room for rent, and the 3 people wanting to rent it. It’s told in a way like Sliding Doors, where you can see what would’ve happened had the landlady taken on each different tenant, so that the book is split into 3 parts, with each one what the story could’ve been had a different decision been made. The story is set in the roaring 20s, but other than 1 character, it’s all about fairly normal English people. I enjoyed reading it, and, although initially a bit daunted when I saw how many chapters it contained, found it held my interest so well that I soon flew through the entire book

An excellent story line. The book is listed as historical fiction, and in a way, I guess it is, but I found it more as an alternate reality as we get to look at how one decision will affect everyone within the story's boundaries. The back story.....it's 1927 and Agnes Humphries has a room to rent for which she has three applicants. Jenni Keer will take us on a journey of Agnes' life before this moment and through the lives of her current renters as she worries over her decision. Then Keer shows us the future, how life in the house will change should Agnes choose this applicant over the others. She will skillfully rebuild the story after each peek in the future to show us the next one. The twist? How each applicant will fit into the final story. Everything about this book is unique, the story, the characters and the reading experience that's so good, I want another one just like this one. This is one book you'll recommend over and over again.