Historical mysteries make me happy. You're dealing with a lack of modern resources and then you have societal norms that are pretty different than today and I enjoy it.

Our protagonist, Kiera, is not like the other society ladies, she's on the outskirts and doesn't care about the latest ball and that's cool and all, but at times it almost drifted too much into "not like those other girls" territory. At times it's relatable, such as not knowing how to flirt, and other times, just felt needlessly judgmental. Still, as someone who has not been judged by all of society, maybe that's how I would react had I been. Kiera's passionate about art and her family. I did love her relationship with her family, particularly her sister which we see on full display.

Our male protagonist, Gage, well, I never really felt like I had a proper feel for him. Hopefully the other books can flesh him out for me and it's a bit of a side effect of the book being told from Kiera's point of view.

As for the mystery itself, it's alright. I definitely was more invested in the characters than the mystery, so that's something. I wasn't fan of the crime, it was more violent than I'm comfortable with. It's not described overly gorey or anything like that, but no thank you.

Overall, I enjoyed this book and will read the next in the series. There are a couple of moments where it felt more like she was recalling the story to someone rather than experiencing it first hand. There were some vague future predictions that seemed out of place. The entire story is in first person, which also may not be your cup of tea.