DNFed after the first chapter. I knew pretty much immediately this was not for me, or not what I was looking for, but I did finish the chapter in order to have fuller thoughts about it.

By no means do I think this is a bad book, but it was immediately jarring to read. My expectations were way off because of the “gothic” descriptor and the cover. I thought it would have the writing style of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier or Leech by Hiron Ennes. Instead it has a much lighter, sillier tone, like Jane Austen (and I do like Austen, that’s not meant as a jab). It’s just not at all what I expected or was looking for. I think the description and the cover do not set the right tone, but that’s just me!

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.