This book was absolutely lovely! Something about it felt cozy, even in the thick of the drama, heartbreak, and suspense. That isn't to say that all of those feelings were dulled or didn't translate! I absolutely devoured this book and felt anxious and sad and for and with our heroine all along the way. The "maybe a ghost but maybe a setup, is there paranormal stuff going on? Hmmm" was great and kept me guessing. I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of this mystery, and would be very happy to learn of it maybe becoming a series. Fake medium solving crimes with her wit and wisdom, a la Shawn Spencer in psych, maybe??

There's been a bit of a trend recently of books about women who pretend to be psychic mediums. I'm really enjoying it, especially when the line between pretend spirits and real ones gets blurred. This was a good murder mystery, with several suspects and reveals that threw me off the trail. The setting was perfect, Victorian England in an old, kind of creepy estate. I definitely felt the atmosphere in this one and it was an overall fun read.

I loved how the mystery played out and the fact that I didn't guess the ending was great. The author really did a good job of laying groundwork and then sweeping the rug out from under the reader. The only downside for me was that it felt slow, like the story should have been months instead of a week. This is because we get diary excerpts spanning years, plus Genevieve's backstory of growing up and learning to be a fake medium. I know these parts were important to the plot, but they really slowed down the excitement and maybe could have been trimmed.

The narrator for the audiobook has a perfect voice to fit the main character and definitely added to the story. I definitely recommend this one!

I voluntarily read and reviewed this book. All opinions are my own. Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Audio for the copy.

Genevieve Timmons has been caught. Posing as a medium in Victorian London was a lucrative job, but now the jig is up and she’s off to prison….and maybe worse. Rescue comes in the unlikely form of a manservant, if Genevieve can contact the spirit of his master’s dear dead fiancee, all charges will be dropped and Genevieve will have escaped the gallows. The only problem is that Genevieve is a fake, but when she arrives at Somerset Park, she finds that Lord Pemberton is all too well aware of her lack of skills. He needs Genevieve to help “create” a haunting and in so doing reveal the party responsible for his beloved’s death. Gothic fun at it’s finest with a wry twist to the genre