Anna
This book started off as a really whimsical fairytale story. Our protagonist comes home for her father's funeral and is unexpectedly chosen as heiress to the family estate during an ancient magical ceremony.
Over the course of the book, several mysteries regarding the estate and the ceremony have to be unveiled by our protagonist, and for my taste, that was just a bit much considering this is a relatively short book. For this reason, the whole story felt rushed, and it felt like none of the mysteries got quite enough room to breathe. Part of this might be as there are set up for the remaining series, but after this first book, I'm unlikely to continue with the series.
*Heavy spoilers*
There was one part of the book that really left me fuming. Why in heaven's name is our protagonist unable to call the police on anyone? Her brother is being blackmailed for being gay. That same man then causes a severe head injury to our protagonist's sister, and she sends the perpetrator off with a slap on the wrist? A family heirloom is stolen, which is essential for the ceremony meant to choose the next heir. She finds it, and the thief again gets nothing but a slap on the wrist? I was so mad and would have stopped reading the book altogether if that wasn't literally the end of the book.
This book started off as a really whimsical fairytale story. Our protagonist comes home for her father's funeral and is unexpectedly chosen as heiress to the family estate during an ancient magical ceremony.
Over the course of the book, several mysteries regarding the estate and the ceremony have to be unveiled by our protagonist, and for my taste, that was just a bit much considering this is a relatively short book. For this reason, the whole story felt rushed, and it felt like none of the mysteries got quite enough room to breathe. Part of this might be as there are set up for the remaining series, but after this first book, I'm unlikely to continue with the series.
*Heavy spoilers*
There was one part of the book that really left me fuming. Why in heaven's name is our protagonist unable to call the police on anyone? Her brother is being blackmailed for being gay. That same man then causes a severe head injury to our protagonist's sister, and she sends the perpetrator off with a slap on the wrist? A family heirloom is stolen, which is essential for the ceremony meant to choose the next heir. She finds it, and the thief again gets nothing but a slap on the wrist? I was so mad and would have stopped reading the book altogether if that wasn't literally the end of the book.