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meggiemeggie52's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual content, Vomit, and Murder
Minor: Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
skyhazzard's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This book was so good! I’m so glad I read it even though it took me awhile (I assume cause I was reading it in multiple formats so it was throwing me off a bit).
As I’ve been in my historical romance era the last two years this felt nice going into as it takes place in the 1800’s so I was here for the vibes. We also have some mystery and intrigue with murder and poisonings. Which leads into the fantasy element because our main character Signa can see ghosts and can communicate with Death himself.
Speaking of, the tension between Signa and Death was so good!! So there is some romance as well. This book had everything it felt like.
I’m really intrigued by where the story is going to go as we do end on a bit of a cliffhanger. But I can’t wait to continue on.
As I’ve been in my historical romance era the last two years this felt nice going into as it takes place in the 1800’s so I was here for the vibes. We also have some mystery and intrigue with murder and poisonings. Which leads into the fantasy element because our main character Signa can see ghosts and can communicate with Death himself.
Speaking of, the tension between Signa and Death was so good!! So there is some romance as well. This book had everything it felt like.
I’m really intrigued by where the story is going to go as we do end on a bit of a cliffhanger. But I can’t wait to continue on.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Sexual content, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity
bookswabi's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief
Moderate: Death of parent and Murder
Minor: Infertility and Pregnancy
unboundbooklover's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
kinsportch's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Alcoholism
kirstym25's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Fire/Fire injury
devinjai6655's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail
levzies's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.5
4.5 ✨
0.5🌶️
Audiobook - Spotify
Gothic vibes • Romance • Grim Reaper • Murder Mystery • Good one to pick during spooky / autumn seasons
I’d highly recommend the audiobook if this genre isn’t your usual, it was simply exquisite but it does take a moment to get into.
- Death’s found himself attached to Signa and orphaned baby & watches her life flashes past when he touches her. It’s not her time yet but what death discovers has him intrigued, yearning and attached to this little bird.
Add this along with Signa discovering her own gifts with life, death & the spirit world along with being able to call upon death when she swallows belladonna berries as a way to cross the veil. All she wants to have Death leave her alone.
Her arrival at a new manor with new guardianship she soon comes to discover that not all is well. A mysterious death and another similar case of the same illness has cursed her cousin. Signs soon discovers that Belladonna is being used to slowly killer her cousin and it’s only a matter time until her cousin succumbs to her own grim fate as of her mother. Someone is poisoning the family, Signa sets out with the help of Death and Silas the stable boy to help uncover who is doing the killing.
This has been on my TBR for a long time and I was determined to get to it this year and I’m so happy I did. Highly recommend the audiobook too as it added to the overall enjoyment of the story.
I look forward to continuing this series 💜
0.5🌶️
Audiobook - Spotify
Gothic vibes • Romance • Grim Reaper • Murder Mystery • Good one to pick during spooky / autumn seasons
I’d highly recommend the audiobook if this genre isn’t your usual, it was simply exquisite but it does take a moment to get into.
- Death’s found himself attached to Signa and orphaned baby & watches her life flashes past when he touches her. It’s not her time yet but what death discovers has him intrigued, yearning and attached to this little bird.
Add this along with Signa discovering her own gifts with life, death & the spirit world along with being able to call upon death when she swallows belladonna berries as a way to cross the veil. All she wants to have Death leave her alone.
Her arrival at a new manor with new guardianship she soon comes to discover that not all is well. A mysterious death and another similar case of the same illness has cursed her cousin. Signs soon discovers that Belladonna is being used to slowly killer her cousin and it’s only a matter time until her cousin succumbs to her own grim fate as of her mother. Someone is poisoning the family, Signa sets out with the help of Death and Silas the stable boy to help uncover who is doing the killing.
This has been on my TBR for a long time and I was determined to get to it this year and I’m so happy I did. Highly recommend the audiobook too as it added to the overall enjoyment of the story.
I look forward to continuing this series 💜
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
raichou's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I really enjoyed this book. It's been sitting on my reader for about a year and I don't know why I haven't picked it up before.
It was such an interesting storyline with herbeing literally immortal, not being able to die and talking to death .
The mystery was very intriguing and I didn't see it coming the way it did. I only caught on to one thing before it was revealed. Still it very interesting and didn't make it boring.
I'll definitely read the second book!
It was such an interesting storyline with her
The mystery was very intriguing and I didn't see it coming the way it did. I only caught on to one thing before it was revealed. Still it very interesting and didn't make it boring.
I'll definitely read the second book!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcoholism, Vomit, and Death of parent
measlibrary's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I am absolutely OBSESSED with this series now. Honestly I have no idea how I did not read it sooner, but I absolutely ate this book up. I had been in a slight reading slump, but I finished this book in a week while I worked 37 hours at work. I genuinely did not want to put it down and was picking it up every single chance that I got. I cannot wait to read the rest of the series and every other book that Adalyn Grace has and will write!
As I was reading this book, I was heavily reminded of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and House of Salt and Sorrows. It genuinely felt like a mashup of these two books, which was awesome, because these are two of my favorite books of all time. I loved the gothic vibes, as well as the murder mystery element to the story. It is quite literally everything that I could want in a book. It is all of my favorite tropes and components wrapped up in one book!
I also loved Death being an actual tangible person that we get to see as a romantic lead. Seeing Signa interact with him and also getting that enemies to lovers trope? Absolutely love. This is definitely where I found the comparison to Addie LaRue, as it was similar to Luc and Addie's love story. I also loved getting to explore the connection between Sylas and Signa, and then ultimately seeing how it all made sense in the end.
Getting to uncover the mystery surrounding Lillian's murder and who was also behind Blythe's poisioning was super intriguing and kept me on the edge of my seat. Although I was able to figure things out a second before Adalyn explained it in the text, it was still surprising and a good reveal. Especially being a YA novel, I was able to overlook being told what I had already figured out a little bit earlier.
I also loved being able to learn more about Signa's powers and seeing her come to accept and embrace herself for who she is. I thought that was a beautiful component of the book and a much needed character development for Signa.
Lastly, I also wanted to comment on the little Bridgerton elements that we got to see with Signa's debut into society, getting to see her meet potential suitors at tea and parties, and her strict following of the expectations placed on women during that time. However, it was also super awesome to see her push against those constrictions and not follow them at times. We love a strong queen!
Favorite tropes of this book:
🖤Shadow Daddy
💘Enemies to Lovers
🔎Murder Mystery
🫖Regency Era/Courtship
Overall, I had so much fun reading this book and literally immediately started Foxglove after that ending! I cannot wait to read the rest of the series and see what happens to Signa and her family next! I rate this book 5/5 stars! 🌟
As I was reading this book, I was heavily reminded of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and House of Salt and Sorrows. It genuinely felt like a mashup of these two books, which was awesome, because these are two of my favorite books of all time. I loved the gothic vibes, as well as the murder mystery element to the story. It is quite literally everything that I could want in a book. It is all of my favorite tropes and components wrapped up in one book!
I also loved Death being an actual tangible person that we get to see as a romantic lead. Seeing Signa interact with him and also getting that enemies to lovers trope? Absolutely love. This is definitely where I found the comparison to Addie LaRue, as it was similar to Luc and Addie's love story. I also loved getting to explore the connection between Sylas and Signa, and then ultimately seeing how it all made sense in the end.
Getting to uncover the mystery surrounding Lillian's murder and who was also behind Blythe's poisioning was super intriguing and kept me on the edge of my seat. Although I was able to figure things out a second before Adalyn explained it in the text, it was still surprising and a good reveal. Especially being a YA novel, I was able to overlook being told what I had already figured out a little bit earlier.
I also loved being able to learn more about Signa's powers and seeing her come to accept and embrace herself for who she is. I thought that was a beautiful component of the book and a much needed character development for Signa.
Lastly, I also wanted to comment on the little Bridgerton elements that we got to see with Signa's debut into society, getting to see her meet potential suitors at tea and parties, and her strict following of the expectations placed on women during that time. However, it was also super awesome to see her push against those constrictions and not follow them at times. We love a strong queen!
Favorite tropes of this book:
🖤Shadow Daddy
💘Enemies to Lovers
🔎Murder Mystery
🫖Regency Era/Courtship
Overall, I had so much fun reading this book and literally immediately started Foxglove after that ending! I cannot wait to read the rest of the series and see what happens to Signa and her family next! I rate this book 5/5 stars! 🌟
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Vomit, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Death and Death of parent
Minor: Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol