There is a point in every book when you suddenly realise you are hooked and for Book of Secrets it happened quite early for me as I got immersed in the diary of Mr. Corbin. The descriptions are of a world one knows existed but had never read about before; the shuffling of the story between the years provides a good perspective on what time does to our lives. The book works on so many levels; a mystery, a tale of fesity men and women, a story of traditions. Well written with the characters nearly intertwined with one another; I would recommend this book to everyone!