A serial murderer on the loose and Krona and her fellow Regulators must stop the killer before things go wrong. The story takes place in a world where magic exists and there are artifacts that are embued with magic from the gods. Emotions are also regulated and its the job of regulators, who have jewels that contain emotions to maintain stability and peace. There is a masks that once belonged to a notorious serial killer, and now its on the loose again and the serial killings have started up again. I was initially drawn in by the premise of the book because, Jack the Ripper serial killer meets magic? Heck yeah! But unfortunately the execution of the book just did not meet expectations. The story is long, it jumps around time wise a lot, and its just a lot. The plot drags on a bit and I found it hard to keep reading. I nearly DNF’d it a bunch of times but told myself just to stick through with it. This book is the first in the series, and i guess its important to set everything up but it really felt too long. There is a lot of potential but the tension just wasn’t there for me and the characters were great. I liked their dynamic but their motives just didn’t really work for me. All in all, it’s an okay read. It has a good fantasy world and the characters are interesting, I guess this was just the case of “its me not you.” I definitely think anyone who enjoys a mystery fantasy should give this a try!

*Thanks Netgalley and Macmillan-Tor/Forge for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*