Not bad for a debut novel. The writing style is fun and there is some good suspense built into the atmosphere. I loved the premise, but it just didn't pan out how I had imagined, so that was a bummer. I had a fun time with my read though. The tension was great until about the last third. After that the pacing somewhat dragged and I just lost my fervor for the plot. The twists were decent, but I did guess the ending pretty early on. I will read Sarah Pearse again, but this was was just an okay read for me.