Disclaimer: I bought my own copy times 3 and had a Netgalley arc. Yay me! All opinions are my own.

Book Series: Standalone

Rating: 5/5

Publication Date: August 6, 2019

Genre: YA Fantasy

Recommended Age: 16+ (some violence, some gore, some slight sexual content, romance, and death of young girls)

Publisher: Delacorte

Synopsis: In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed.

Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her sisters, their father, and stepmother. Once they were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls' lives have been cut short. Each death was more tragic than the last—the plague, a plummeting fall, a drowning, a slippery plunge—and there are whispers throughout the surrounding villages that the family is cursed by the gods.

Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly suspicious that the deaths were no accidents. Her sisters have been sneaking out every night to attend glittering balls, dancing until dawn in silk gowns and shimmering slippers, and Annaleigh isn't sure whether to try to stop them or to join their forbidden trysts. Because who—or what—are they really dancing with?

When Annaleigh's involvement with a mysterious stranger who has secrets of his own intensifies, it's a race to unravel the darkness that has fallen over her family—before it claims her next.

Review: Oh my god, this book was AMAZING. The story and writing just drew me in immediately. The writing was almost poetic in how it told the story. The characters were all well developed and kudos to the author for making each girl have a distinct personality. The book was also dark and mysterious and it was a great read overall!

However, I do have some lingering questions about the book that I feel should be addressed. Sequel? Side-story?

Verdict: One of the best books of 2019!