Many thanks to @delacortepress for the #gifted copy.

 

A hauntingly beautiful island.  Fated lovers.  And a murder mired in secrecy.  

This is the kind of book I love getting lost in…

 

🌿Lyrical prose

🌿Cinematic atmosphere 

🌿Meticulously plotted mystery

🌿Unique and multifaceted cast of characters

 

From the very beginning, Young enchanted me.  

 

“Every tree on Saoirse had turned in a single night. I knew better than to dismiss such things.  It was the time of year when the veil between worlds was thin, and in that moment, I could feel the tingle of the otherworld tiptoeing lightly up my spine.” 

 

Much like the island of Saoirse, Young held me captive.  It was the longing between Emery and August.  It was the island, ominous and brooding.  It was the undercurrent of danger fed by long held secrets.  It was that ever present yet slight twinkling of magic.  

 

As the story unfolded, I found myself deeply invested… needing to get to the conclusion and yet not wanting it to end.  

 

Even as I sit, long after reading, I can feel the pull of Saoirse and this story.