Man steigt direkt mit Winni in die Geschichte um das verfluchte Haus Witchwood Manor ein, lernt aber nach und nach auch Winnis Hintergrundgeschichte kennen. Ich mochte besonders Winnis Charakter, da sie erfrischend im Kontrast zu manch anderen klischeehaften FMCs steht! Der einzige Grund, warum es kein 5 Sterne- Buch für mich war, war der überraschende und für mich nicht ganz passende Romance-Subplot und das sich irgendwie hinziehende Ende. Aber dennoch eine klare Empfehlung für alle, die auf dunkle, historische Urban Fantasy mit schaurig-bösen Feen stehen!

After really liking the first series in the Regency timeline, I was happy to find out there will be another series in the Victorian times. The characters in this book are loosely related to the other series, it is not necessary to read the first three books, but it might give more insights. The writing style is more neutral and not to emotion-heavy. Most emotions are written in a subdued style. But right now, I can connect to this style better than to some of the drama-heavy writing styles. It seems almost like an abstract writing style. All the feelings- be it romance or fear all seem to be muted. The emotions are written quite logically. Although the romance is predictable from the beginning, the development of the feelings is a bit out of the left field. From one page to the other it is "you are my enemy - I have feelings for you". Here to the muted feelings, make the romance a bit unbelievable or to logical. I still love the world and the story. The magical elements and the characters general build are interesting. I look forward to the next development in this world. Again, OAs book was a comfortable and easy read. It was intriguing and fast paced enough to keep on turning pages.

Arc provided in exchange for an honest review. This was my first book by Olivia Atwater, so I went in completely blind. We follow a young woman named Winnie which is a governess as Witchwood Manor. But Winnie is way more than just a governess and the Witchwood Manor is way more than just a simple house. Together with Winnie we discover the secrets of Witchwood Manor and the family that lives there. It is a regency fantasy with a little murder mystery on the side. The book started pretty slow, but got faster around 50%. While at the beginning I was not very invested in the story, the second half redeemed it for me. Maybe I am also missing some bigger context as I haven’t read the other books. It was a nice read, but a little hard to get through the beginning.