I liked this book, it was a nice quick read with some cool historical backstory about the spiritualist movement. It made for a delightful afternoon of reading, and if that isn't the real point of books, what is?
You can see the quality research behind the story. Without spoiling anything, the book provides very good insight into the culture, and mechanics, of spiritualism at this time. The characters had potential to be very interesting and did not rely too heavily on “tragic backstory” beyond what was necessary to explain how everyone got to this point in our story. The story gives a happily ever after with just enough twists and turns to make it worth it.
My only caveat is that I sometimes felt like understanding the characters would have made more sense had I read the first book in the series. Not in a subtle “interconnected story way, but in a “clearly I am just missing information so let's just move on” way. That said, I am requesting the previous book and am excited to fill in the gaps. I look forward to seeing how this author grows and hope to see more titles in the future.
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