I won't lie. I was so excited for this book. Book 3 in the Wicked Darlings series topped all the others in the series, and I was really hoping that this one would follow suit. Unfortunately, it didn't follow through for me. 

The idea of the wild hunt visiting her at night as ghosts was to die for, and for the most part, it worked. However, it felt repetitious to me, as though there wasn't enough storyline to go through, so we kept revisiting the same issues. I understand that Laurie's greif, trauma and confidence are big issues for her throughout the book, but I felt like we're constantly revisiting the same exact lines from chapter to chapter, and then “ghost” to “ghost”. 

I also found it quite hard to connect with her, which is no fault of the authors, I just didn't relate to her at all. I found it to be a ridiculous notion that she couldn't see how downright cruel she was acting.

I also really dislike that it wasn't really a gradual change within herself. It was like a light switch was flipped, and, boom, she was kind and decent after being a horrid queen for so long. 

Sadly, as much as I loved the premise for this novel, it just didn't work for me.