Thank you to Netgalley for the arc!

This was a great little novella! The overall feeling of the story was eerie and just a little bit peculiar.

This book follows a few characters; a literary agent, an aspiring writer, a detective, and two tea shop workers. It's all centered around this particular building, the Acheron Estate, which just feels a little..... off.

I enjoyed each character's perspective. I believe they all held import to the story, no one felt out of place or like the story could have done without them. I loved seeing how everyone was connected to each other.

This was a great spooky story, perfect for Halloween/autumn vibes!

Author of the book here! Without showing any favoritism, I'm going to rate this book a solid five. This novella means show much to me. Designed to be an enjoyable, quick read, I wrote 'Only At Ainsworth' with mischief and murder on the mind. When the idea first entered my mind last fall, I knew that to fully tell the story I needed to rely on dialogue and connections between characters. Creating the characters was a complete blast as each one is a bit of a representative of who I am. I hope all who read the novella enjoy it! And a gentle reminder (as this is my second novella, not my first), novellas are supposed to be short and to the point. But don't worry! Not all books have to be novels for them to be worth reading!

Really enjoyed this book. The way it weaves together characters is highly interesting and keeps the novella flowing at a rate that is very focused and creative. You have so many questions throughout the book until the third act when everything starts coming together beautifully. I'm looking forward for this novella to be published, so I can share it with friends.

Not sure what to make of this one, it seemed to me to be a book that isn't totally in touch with reality, but not totally out of touch with it either.

It has a dream like quality to it, with how the story progresses and jumps from character to character and how the plot builds.

Wasn't sure what to expect as the blurb gave nothing away, but I'm glad I took the chance and read it.

I’m not really sure how I feel about this one. I didn’t dislike the writing style. It was decent. But by the time I finished, I found myself wondering… what was the point? It felt like not much actually happened, and now that it’s over, I’m a bit underwhelmed. It wasn’t bad, but not particularly memorable either.