I mean, sometimes you’re just forced to have ghost roommates. And sometimes a mansion is just stuck in the 1800’s (the Gilded Age). Happens to the best of us.

This book was so much fun for me! It’s a little bit different from what I normally read, but it sounded like it would be so fun and entertaining. And I’m so glad I read it because I was right.

The writing style is whimsical but not too lyrical to the point where it gets difficult or confusing to read. The style of the writing and dialogue worked so well for the type of story and for all of the different characters. And this is definitely the book for character-driven readers (like myself). There are multiple different ghosts and characters that the main character interacts with, so I’m sure everyone is going to have a favorite different side character. I really enjoyed the characters and their relationships in this book.

And boy, oh boy, is there drama and chaos!

And the potential of being trapped like this forever was so fascinating!

If you like gothic stories (like Crimson Peak, Bly House, anything in that realm - but not so dark), I would definitely recommend this to you.

Thanks to NetGalley for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review! My review on TikTok (Zoe_Lipman) will be up at the end of the month with my monthly wrap-up. (I couldn't find the Goodreads for this book, but I'll upload my review there once it's up.)

A beautifully told gothic fantasy story about a woman called Elegy who lives with ghosts with a mansion stuck in time. If that intrigues you I promise it won’t disappoint.