This wasn’t for me unfortunately. I didn’t enjoy the writing at all, felt confused the entire time and couldn’t connect with the main character. I didn’t really get spooky vibes either because of how it was written. Brutal, but honest.

I was sceptical about reading a Gothic suspense novel, but I was wrong.

I was only 2 pages in when I thought about putting it down but something in the way the book has been written made me want to keep going. I didn’t want to miss the next secret to be revealed by Umbracrest Abbey.

Stefonie Jordan knows how to pull the reader in and make you think you are in the Abbey with Belladona and the restless spirits and the hidden memories are after you.

If this is the 1st book I cannot wait for next instalment to see where the abbey takes Belladona next.

The book is so very short, I didn't realise it was less than 100 pages when I started reading it. I think this might be a "me thing" but I feel like the book lacked a lot of context and it was naturally not able to dive into the situations that the book presents.