this was good. 

but also a bit strange.
it felt like it tried to be too many things at once. 

but if you want a cozy mystery, strange happenings, quirky characters and a old castle setting being snowed in with murders happening? 
go for it. 

for me?
i need more.
i need characters that are more than a little snarky and have a sarcasm level i enjoy but otherwise don’t really have a characteristic. 
i also want more of a relationship i should care about than constantly hear that both parties involved find the other party beautiful or sexy. 
and while Liza had this kind of snark that had me grinning, every other character felt a bit like a wet paper bag.

also can i just say that this entire book fells very much like a modern try/retelling on agatha christi’s hercule poirot- including a (faked feeling) accent. but a weaker version? 

i think mysteries that try to keep the reader guessing but the clues actually visible enough that after it’s all revealed the reader. an go “it was all there! why didn’t i put it together?” or pat themselves in the back for noticing all the details… that’s hard. 
and i didn’t feel the author managed the balance in this book.

for me this felt like a romance trying to be a mystery. but keep falling towards the romance drama more than towards mystery.

its still a readable and enjoyable book. 
it’s good. 
just don’t try to compare it to any other mystery type book that mit might remind you of while reading. 


*thanks to netgalley, the publishers and the author for providing me with a free copy of this ebook in exchange for a honest review.*