Not as successful as Ware's latest, The Turn of the Key. That book scared me and I LOVED reading it. This one had moments, but mostly felt like a slog. The big secret was not well-concealed and I guessed it very early on, which meant the rest of the book was just the main character dithering and talking about how it was "all right there in front of her", leaving me shouting "YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT IT IS" in my head (and sometimes, to my husband's chagrin, out loud).

If what you're looking for is something gothic and mildly spooky, this might work for you. But I didn't find it particularly exciting.