Star of the North is the second book in author Anna Jacobs series about the Preston Family. While the first book mostly featured the eldest sister, Carrie, this 2nd book features the second sister, Marjorie. Marjorie is the pretty one of the Preston sisters, but she is a dreamer and dreams of going on the stage and performing. She has no desire to have children or do menial work so she is thrilled when she is asked to assist singer, Denby Sinclair with his act.

When Denby Sinclair moves on, he offers to take Marjorie and, even marries her to reassure her family but unfortunately Denby has a huge secret that will eventually come to light and ruin Marjories’ life. While Marjorie is the main character in the story, we also get caught up with the rest of the family that we got to know in the first book. Unfortunately the cruel mill owner, Athol Stott, is slowly recovering from his many injuries that occurred at the end of the last book, and he has vowed revenge upon the Preston family.

Although the characters are fairly one-dimensional and the plot predictable, I enjoyed escaping into this book. Light, undemanding yet dramatic, I particular enjoyed the setting of the various music halls that Marjorie travelled to. There are two more books in this series and I will be continuing on and reading more about this family. ( )