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bbutterflyi's review against another edition
5.0
i'll briefly review this book. in the early chapters bfore signa meets the spirit of lilian, it's very boring but after signa meets lilian's spirit and reveals the mystery of the murder it bcomes exciting. i like this book bcs death teaches many things and the story in this book is unique
indigoblue777's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars.
This kind of reminded me of Mortal Heart from the His Fair Assassins series. I love stories about Death falling in love with a human.
This story is a weird mishmosh of a whodunit mystery, supernatural with ghosts, and a smidgeon of romance.
I love the beginning, with Signa’s emphasized loneliness and her desire to become a socialite like her mother was. It was weird that she wanted to follow etiquette and social rules. She was the opposite of most historical romance leads, in that regard, but it was explained by her consuming desire for companionship. Signa’s death powers were very cool, and I wish we got to see her use them more. Especially the power that prevents her from dying.
People who like The Phantom of the Opera would probably enjoy this story. Death and Signa’s interactions, especially when he tries to romance her, remind me of Christine and the Phantom’s relationship.
The ending (WITH SPOILERS):
It was fairly obvious that Sylas was Death, because Signa was ridiculously attracted to him, more than she was attracted to Death. I almost wish he hadn’t been Death, because it would have subverted my expectations.
There is a sex scene in this book, but it’s very very vague about what’s happening. Signa does acknowledge that ‘going farther’ with Death would ruin her in the eyes of society, and she somehow knows what sex is despite her secluded upbringing, but she decides it’s worth the risk to her reputation. Overall, it felt like the romance could have been written better.
I was shocked that Percy was the killer because none of his reasoning really made sense. The only explanation for his actions is that he is completely insane. There was absolutely no reason for him to be psychotic enough to murder his mother, or try to murder his sister. It was an unsatisfying conclusion to the mystery.
I didn’t really like the cheesy cliffhanger with someone else getting poisoned, but I also don’t like cheesy murder mysteries. Fate seems interesting, but I don’t understand how you personify Fate. He doesn’t have any clear powers the way Death does.
This kind of reminded me of Mortal Heart from the His Fair Assassins series. I love stories about Death falling in love with a human.
This story is a weird mishmosh of a whodunit mystery, supernatural with ghosts, and a smidgeon of romance.
I love the beginning, with Signa’s emphasized loneliness and her desire to become a socialite like her mother was. It was weird that she wanted to follow etiquette and social rules. She was the opposite of most historical romance leads, in that regard, but it was explained by her consuming desire for companionship. Signa’s death powers were very cool, and I wish we got to see her use them more. Especially the power that prevents her from dying.
People who like The Phantom of the Opera would probably enjoy this story. Death and Signa’s interactions, especially when he tries to romance her, remind me of Christine and the Phantom’s relationship.
The ending (WITH SPOILERS):
It was fairly obvious that Sylas was Death, because Signa was ridiculously attracted to him, more than she was attracted to Death. I almost wish he hadn’t been Death, because it would have subverted my expectations.
There is a sex scene in this book, but it’s very very vague about what’s happening. Signa does acknowledge that ‘going farther’ with Death would ruin her in the eyes of society, and she somehow knows what sex is despite her secluded upbringing, but she decides it’s worth the risk to her reputation. Overall, it felt like the romance could have been written better.
I was shocked that Percy was the killer because none of his reasoning really made sense. The only explanation for his actions is that he is completely insane. There was absolutely no reason for him to be psychotic enough to murder his mother, or try to murder his sister. It was an unsatisfying conclusion to the mystery.
I didn’t really like the cheesy cliffhanger with someone else getting poisoned, but I also don’t like cheesy murder mysteries. Fate seems interesting, but I don’t understand how you personify Fate. He doesn’t have any clear powers the way Death does.
inlesnuages's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
swoopingevil's review against another edition
4.0
Really liked this book. Definitely something different and dark but not too dark. I like all the twists and turns throughout the book it kept me interested. If you like 1800s bridgerton style but goth romance you'll probably enjoy it
gemma_00's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
bookwyrm082's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
themisscrazii's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
ellahoward_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓭𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓪 𝓫𝔂 𝓐𝓭𝓪𝓵𝔂𝓷 𝓖𝓻𝓪𝓬𝓮 (𝓑𝓮𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓭𝓸𝓷𝓷𝓪 𝓫𝓸𝓸𝓴 1)
𝖱𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗀: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
“𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝗇𝗂𝖺, 𝖲𝗂𝗀𝗇𝖺 𝖥𝖺𝗋𝗋𝗈𝗐. 𝖲𝗂𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖽𝖺𝗐𝗇 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗁, 𝖨 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗐𝖺𝗂𝗍𝖾𝖽… 𝖸𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗆𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨 𝖺𝗆 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗈𝗀𝖾𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝗂𝗌 𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗌”.
𝖳𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗌𝗅𝗈𝗐𝗅𝗒 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝗐 𝗈𝗇 𝗆𝖾, 𝖻𝗎𝗍 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖺 𝗌𝗎𝖽𝖽𝖾𝗇 𝖨 𝖿𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝖽𝖺𝗋𝗄 𝗀𝗈𝗍𝗁𝗂𝖼 𝗆𝗒𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗋𝗒, 𝖿𝗂𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗌𝖾𝖼𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗌, 𝗀𝗁𝗈𝗌𝗍𝗌, 𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗌𝖾𝗌, 𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁 🖤 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗐𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝖲𝗂𝗀𝗆𝖺 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖣𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗁 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗂𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 (𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖽𝗈𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝗎𝗇)🔥. 𝖧𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋, 𝖺𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗂𝗇 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖺𝗅 𝗋𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝗂𝗌 𝖺 𝖻𝖾𝖺𝗎𝗍𝗂𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝗈𝗋𝗒 𝗈𝖿 𝖿𝗂𝗇𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗅𝖽 𝗈𝗎𝗍𝗌𝗂𝖽𝖾 𝗈𝖿 𝗌𝗈𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝖼𝗍𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌. 𝖨 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝖲𝗂𝗀𝗆𝖺’𝗌 𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖺𝖼𝗍𝖾𝗋 𝖽𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗉𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝗆𝗈𝗏𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝖺 𝗇𝖺𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗈𝗋𝗉𝗁𝖺𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗀 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖾𝗆𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗐𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇. 𝖥𝗈𝗑𝗀𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗌 𝖻𝖾𝖾𝗇 𝗈𝗋𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨 𝖼𝖺𝗇’𝗍 𝗐𝖺𝗂𝗍!
meaganryan27's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0