It's always great to return to Talia's mind and the lovely romances she crafts, but I'm sad to say this is the first book of hers that I can't give 5 stars (and that's after reading almost her entire bibliography over the last few years). I enjoyed it, but it felt so different from her usual stories (less humor, less steam, less explanation of back story) and I think it really would have benefited a lot from being a full novel. There were so many threads we were given that were left untied and so many things that I wanted more exploration of. Like I said, I still enjoyed it and I loved Will's character SO much, but it's not the story I would recommend as an introduction to Talia's writing for anyone who's new to her work.