Lovely. Despite being set in Victorian England and mired in the supernatural, there's so much about this book that connects with girls of any day. That awful feeling of being apart, the need to belong, wanting more than the world will give you, not knowing who you are.

I'm not a fan of female friendships and cliques where the girls are meaner to each other than truly being friends calls for, but seeing the way Gemma and her group came together was fascinating. They were equal parts sympathetic, understandable and highly irritating the way only teenage girls can be.

The supernatural aspects were interesting, though I felt the climax fell a bit short.

Ultimately, I enjoyed it all.