3.5 stars

I feel like this was a strong debut. I enjoyed the complexity of the main characters, but felt the back story needed a bit of fleshing out and it was quite long with a slow start.

Dream stitching is an intriguing concept and I assumed there may be a sequel, but by the end it felt like more of a standalone. I enjoyed the way I’d played a part in the reveal.

My major complaints were overuse of the word boy and anticlimactic epilogue. The King and Prince’s presence were interspersed for no real reason it seemed. Also, as a twin, I found the sibling relationship somewhat hunky dory and Flint’s character unnecessary.

Recently I haven’t been enjoying young adult mystery thrillers as the ones I have read have been extremely lacklustre. However this one wasn’t. This book follows Valeria and her quest to find who killed her mother after the case has gone cold. Valeria works with Alias Black to crack the case. I did enjoy this one as I found Valeria to be incredibly relatable, she was fierce and didn’t give up no matter what. I liked how the story concluded and think Shira Behore has done amazing for their debut.

Beautiful and emotional tale about twins who will find a murderer of their mother to bring justice and the tear filled adventure.

I wasn’t exactly sure if I would like this book or not. Too many times to count I have found a book with a great premise and blurb, but either the writing was slow or dragged out, the characters were annoying and not real enough, or the grammar and spelling mistakes 😬 I am happy to say that this book was very well done. I especially loved the relationship between Valeria and ‘Alias Black’. It was well written and paced, and super cute!

As soon as I read the first line, I knew this was going to be a 5-star rating.

If you know me well enough, you know that Stalking Jack the Ripper is my favourite series of all time. Reading this felt nostalgic <33

By all means, the plot is quite similar except Thomas Creswell, named Rowan, is the most feared assassin in the country and Audrey Rose, named Valeria, is the Viscount's daughter hunting her mother's killer.

The atmosphere, the writing style, THE CHARACTERS, LITERALLY EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS BOOK WAS AMAZING. There was never a dull moment; the two were either trying to stab each other or engaging in cute banter. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!