I'm in two minds about this book: on one side I appreciated the atmospheric and nearly gothic plot, on the other side I had a hard time in warming up to the characters.
It was more of a historical novel than a whodunit as it was quite easy to spot the culprit.
I think it's better to read the previous installment as I felt something was missing.
I think it can be appreciated but it was not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to Kensington Books and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.