I'm a big fan of Edger Allen Poe so I knew that I would enjoy this novel, plus I was already familiar with Jessica Verday's writing style after reading The Hollow series. I liked this book even more then the Sleepy Hollow retelling, the setting and the writing was even more Gothic and creepy.

The only downfall that I found was that it was a little slow in the beginning and there could have been even more creepiness going on.

The main character Annabel was not boring or stupid and I was a big fan of hers by the end of the novel.

The ending of the first book makes it clear that there will be a second novel, and I will continuing the series.