I absolutely adored every second of this book.
I am most deeply affected by characters and there was such a diverse group of them to enjoy, the interactions between each of them fantastic! The plot & playing out of events (without giving anything away) was perfect, the twists revealed at the end all the more sweet for everything we are told through the beginning of the story. So well written that all elements of the book twined together effortlessly. I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of this upon its release!

This was a great fun read, as a lover of the gothic genre this met all the expectations for me, in the beginning it was a little slow and hard to get into it because of all the character developement. But it was really worth it in the middle and end.

I don’t normally gravitate toward gothic type books but the cover and premise really pulled me in, and I’m glad I gave it a shot! I really enjoyed it. I felt like the romance was really well done and I absolutely adored all the side characters. You really feel that creepy, gothic atmosphere from the first page. Very well done!

I really enjoyed this book. It was a bit of a difficult read - long, complicated sentences and a lot off characters to keep track of - but it was worth it.
Morden gothic is my favorite genre and it has been a while since I’ve read a truly gothic novel. This one checked all the boxes.
I expected the romance to be thrown in the plot to try to force character development, but I actually thought it was well executed, and added substantively to the story.
Also, there was a twist at the end I truly did not see coming. I will be checking out this author’s other books.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this work.

This was such a fun book! I loved the gothic atmosphere and the ghosts were just fun. This book kind of reminded me of that Ghosts show in a small way. You'll love all the side characters!

I really wanted to like this book, it sounded like it was right up my alley: still I should have known, any book that compares itself to Jane Eyre is bound to fall short of the mark. All the elements were there, but the idea just didn’t jell

Unfortunately, I dnf this book. While I was very excited by the premise and love a good haunted house story, I found the writing to be very overwhelming. The sentences were very long and detailed, which usually does not bother me except for when every sentence is long and detailed. I appreciate the author’s commitment to making her writing fit with the time period but I found it too convoluted and I couldn’t focus on the meat of the story. Thank you for the ARC.

Uhhhhh how I loved to read this book. I totally recommend everyone to read this book as fast as they can. So so so good. I loved every single second of it. Super well created. The characters are immaculate.

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.