I got accepted to review this book years ago, but unfortunately never got around to reading it. Apologies for this.

(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Gretchen is struggling with her newfound gift as a Whisperer; the constant buzzing in her ears from detecting spells is more frustrating than fun, especially when she is spending time with one of the Order of the Iron Nail’s Keepers, the icy but strikingly handsome Tobias Lawless. While Gretchen tries to hide the truth from him, London fades from beautiful and bustling to deathly silent . . . Something evil is once again menacing Mayfair, and Gretchen and her cousins must use their powers to prevent a horrible sacrifice.

This is the second book in the Lovegrove Legacy trilogy, which can only be described as a light historical fantasy romance story. Makes sense, I think...

YA books really do fall into two categories for me - really well done and worth reading again and again - or the plot/characters were okay but the rest is forgettable. This book, sadly, falls into the second category.

Not that it was a bad book, by any stretch - but I just failed to connect with the characters. I loved the historical aspect, the fantasy line as well as the light romance story. But this just really did miss the mark for me with characters. And that is a shame because I think this could have been so much more...

However, having said that, I will read the final book in the trilogy and see how it all pans out. Maybe this just suffered from "middle book syndrome" - the 2nd book in a trilogy which kind of acts like a place holder for the finale.


Paul
ARH

*I never got around to reading and reviewing this book. I may do so in the future*