Glimpse by Kendra Leighton is a stand-alone young adult paranormal novel inspired by poet Alfre Noyes 'The Highwayman'. It tells the story of Liz, who inherits her grandfathers inn after he passes away. Spooky shenanigans follow. Glimpse was an interesting novel full of wonderful gothic imagery. There are some lovely moments but unfortunately Glimpse left me cold. The pace was too slow and it wasn't interesting or creepy enough. Liz didn't have enough personality and I didn't really care all that much about her. There is plenty of potential here but unfortunately it fell short for me.

I've been in the process of reading this book for a while -I started it way back in November and then got distracted by other reads. I've had it on my TBR for even longer! But that's not a reflection on the book itself, just my own indecisive nature. I was still really excited about reading a book based around Alfred Noyes's poem 'The Highwayman' as I distinctly remember reading and enjoying it at school! A ghost story might not be the most conventional way to start the year off, but I was in the mood!

I really enjoyed a lot of aspects of this! The story itself was a good one, filled with plenty of action and a lot of mystery. I liked the paranormal elements to it too, and I felt that Elizabeth's powers were well explained. I liked how her 'spirit-seeing' worked and the glimpses were super creepy! I also really liked the build-up in this story and Zachary's role. He was a good love interest - mysterious, eloquent and charming, and was just how I envisaged the legendary Highwayman.

My only complaint was that I saw most of the plot points coming a mile off. The ending was virtually no surprise to me, and I felt that Leighton really brushed over what Liz's revelation (and Zachary's) meant for everyone! What about poor, ignorant Liz's dad? Though I have to say, he frustrated me a lot in this book so I don't feel THAT sorry for him. I think the ending could have benefitted from a more solid conclusion. But other than that, this was a great read!