The premise and the cover of this novel are absolutely intriguing and beautiful!

However, neither of these things delivered when it came to the story itself. While I really wanted to like Emily and Mitchell, their characters just did not resonate with me. The connection between the characters rang a bit false, and this was not helped by the awkward pacing. I loved the history that unfolded and the way in which it was presented, and it made me wish that the novel had lived up to the way these tidbits were presented.

Switching between present day and centuries past could have been executed beautifully, and I appreciate the author for attempting such an undertaking. However, the constant/too-frequent switching between time periods, paired with a story that just didn't quite hold its own, made the read less enjoyable than it should have been. If these bits of the story had been spaced out a bit more, I definitely would have been happier with this story.

Overall, this novel just felt a bit strange and uncomfortable/awkward.

*thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this free copy in exchange for an honest review*

I wanted to like this book. I really did. The synopsis and the cover drew me in but the content just couldn’t deliver. The pacing is a bit strange and it just didn’t hold my attention.

This sounded such a good premise and I really wanted to enjoy this much more than I did, unfortunately I struggled with this. It’s very slow to start, I couldn’t connect with the characters and I found the pacing off. It was a struggle to finish. Not for me sadly.


Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion