Not afraid to be shameless and admit that the sole reason I picked up this book was because Robin Goodfellow was the narrator. I have a chaotic brand to maintain and having a vested interest in troublemakers is definitely going to make me a bit biased. Of course, this isn't Robin's story, they're not in the business of telling us their own adventures, but rather others'. There are moments where they influence the story, but they're never the main focus. Instead that goes to Miss Maelys Mitchelmore and Lady Georgianna Landrake, who, I'm sorry to admit, aren't exactly interesting enough to completely distract me from wanting more of the trickster's presence.

The first half had enough going for it, a mysterious curse, sapphic temptations, and a cast of characters that were endearing. Miss. Bickle's eccentricities were a constant delight and Mr. Caesar's role as the straight man made for a well balanced core cast. Unfortunately, once the main conflict wrapped up about halfway through, I wondered what could possibly fill up the remaining page length. Hall devotes the rest of the story to Mitchelmore and Landrake's budding relationship, something I think would have been better developed through the initial conflict, and confusingly adds another curse into the mix. It made the first one seem somewhat superfluous, especially since it never really adds anything to the story once that plot point wraps up. 

On a more positive note, I enjoyed the worldbuilding of the story, where gods/goddesses, faeries, and all manner of supernatural beings are known to this Regency society and play a moderately active role in it. It made a nice change of pace to see them regarded as accepted elements of the world, though still posing a great deal of danger. If Hall continues with this series, whether it will follow another character Robin finds suitable to fit into a story, I would love to see it take place in another part of the world with different supernatural creatures and how they incorporate themselves into their environments. 

The romance aspect didn't really do much for me. I thought the chemistry was lacking, that there was more of a sensual focus on their relationship, which is fine given the genre, but is entirely lost on me. Georgianna never really broke out of the "broody lady with a dangerous, mysterious past" trope, though Miss Mitchelmore was capable of breaking out of the "naive youth" mold, which made her characterization less tedious. Love the fact that we're seeing the rise of more LGBTQ romances set in the Regency era, a time period I have a bit of fondness for, even if I'm not able to relate to all of them. This will definitely tickle the fancy of anyone looking for one with a historical and fantastical slant to it.