Under Glass And Stone Box Set

This is a quick and enjoyable read. It's hard to rate this as it's two books in one. The first book is a little slower as it's setting up the history, characters and setting. There are mysteries in both books to solve but the mystery in the second was better, IMO. So I went with 4 stars for the Duology as a whole as that's how I read it.

In the first book we are learning why the Byrne House is so important and why Evelyn has such strong emotions with it. She's been obsessed with it ever since she was a little girl. We also learn the history of Byrne House and why that history ties into Evelyn's present. I really enjoyed the historical portion of this book.

In book two, another mystery pops up that again relates to Evelyn and her family. Even though I enjoyed the mystery better in this one, the characters gave me heartburn. It felt like they backtracked a little in the maturity department but then it could just be me as the love triangle between Evelyn, Alex and Jake was in play.

I really loved the paranormal/science fiction portion of these books the best. Ghosts, mirrors that can see the past, flashes of aura and emotions...awesome.

Overall, a well done YA Gothic Mystery and one I think would be good to tackle during the Halloween season. It won't scare your socks off but it has just the right amount of mystery and semi-creepy to start it off.

I sincerely appreciate the publisher and Book Sirens for providing me with an E-Copy. All opinions expressed herein are mine and mine alone.