Thank you to Get Underlined for the gifted ARC.

I’LL READ THE SEQUEL.

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I was sucked in by an amazing cover and an interesting synopsis. And I liked it! I loved the combination of my favorite regency time period with some fantasy/paranormal aspects. The phantoms were creepy and brought in that haunted atmosphere well.

Merrick was a FMC I slowly learned to love. I liked that she had strong loyalty and was brave and kind. I wish some of the romantic aspects had been built out a little better. With so much focus on other pieces of the plot the romance got lost in the shuffle and was a tad predictable rather than swoony. BUT I do genuinely think this will be remedied in how book two has been set-up.

The politicking and betrayals were a great enigma and if you’re a fan of purple prose, this is definitely one to try out. I enjoyed it enough that I have plans to see this through and know where the next book is going.

Overall audience notes:
- YA Historical Paranormal Romance
- Language: low
- Romance: kisses
- Violence: moderate
- Content Warnings: loss of a parent, murder, blood/gore depiction, creature attacks