I loved this book it had great characters and story and the atmosphere fit so well into it all this made for a great gothic story that stays around for awhile. I really loved the characters especially Effy and Preston they did clash at first but once they got to know one another the chemistry was great I loved the romance between them. I loved Effy as a character for how she goes from a scared girl who does her best to not be a bother and not stand up for herself to a young woman that goes for what she wants. I liked Preston for his want to find out the truth even if he did come off as kind of stuck up at the beginning but once more was known he was a great character that stood up for his beliefs. The plot was really interesting it starts with a girl Effy that has gone through so much getting a chance to design the house of her favorite author meeting Preston who seems to want to ruin the author but is actually after the truth so they find it out together with many twists along the way. There is a bit of not explained bit at the end but other than that this was an amazing book will read more by this author for sure.