Picture the Dead

This book was exactly what I was in the mood to read. First, it's spooky and gothic. It takes place during the Civil War and is told through Jennie's scrapbook she keeps. It is very, very cool. I don't want to give anything away here, but Jennie is a great character who experiences unexplainable things and we, as the reader, feel for her. We wonder about her sanity. About the society's sanity. On many levels it is a historical read about early photography and pictures of the dead (not in the way I first thought, originally I thought it was about photographing posed corpses-which they did back then). There are elements of romance, mystery, and the before mentioned ghost story. Quinn has a bit of Mr. Rochester to him.
Great read. Highly recommended.