Another Rebecca Ross 4 star for me. What can I say, her books are imperfect but also extremely my jam. This one I did really struggle to get into, I like to think it's because the plot takes a little bit to find its feet.

Once we settle into the main routine of the novel though I was intrigued enough in knowing why these characters were making the decisions they were to be engrossed.

Although If I were to rank Ross's novels this might actually be the bottom of the list for me. The world is very intriguing but we see a very limited amount of it. Common Ross themes around the value of art are present but more peripheral? And themes she later explores in more depth about who is telling the narrative and the complacency of power are more under developed here.

The strong thread of romantic love between a couple and the ways they understand and support each other is, as is typical for Ross, a significant thread.