Author: Erin A. Craig
Genre: Fantasy Thriller
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Number of Pages: 544
Release Date: July 25th, 2023
Blurb: In a manor by the sea, one sister is still cursed.
Despite dreams of adventures far beyond the Salann shores, seventeen-year-old Verity Thaumas has remained at her family’s estate, Highmoor, with her older sister Camille, while their sisters have scattered across Arcannia.
When their sister Mercy sends word that the Duchess of Bloem—wife of a celebrated botanist—is interested in having Verity paint a portrait of her son, Alexander, Verity jumps at the chance, but Camille won’t allow it. Forced to reveal the secret she’s kept for years, Camille tells Verity the truth one day: Verity is still seeing ghosts, she just doesn’t know it.
Stunned, Verity flees Highmoor that night and—with nowhere else to turn—makes her way to Bloem. At first, she is captivated by the lush, luxurious landscape and is quickly drawn to the charming, witty, and impossibly handsome Alexander Laurent. And soon, to her surprise, a romance . . . blossoms.
But it’s not long before Verity is plagued with nightmares, and the darker side of Bloem begins to show through its sickly-sweet façade. . . .
My Thoughts: This book is the sequel to House of Salt and Sorrows. I remember loving that book when I read it. You don't have to read the first one to enjoy this book. There are some hints to what happened in the first one so that's nice. Almost everybody in the Laurent family is just horrible. There are deep family secrets and experiments, and they are just horrible. Alex is the only exception to that. He had no idea what was going on supposedly. Verity and Alex end up getting married after his brothers, his father, his mother, and his grandmother are all killed. They all had it coming. Except the epilogue sets up a third book. I will be reading it when it comes out.
Rating: 4 stars
*I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
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