The character dynamics are fun and the part that really stuck out to me. It’s not a huge deal, but I’d have liked some clarification on that. No real-world locations were mentioned, but this world does use our world’s calendar, as noted by some journal excerpts. But I was never sure where we were on a larger scale. It gives old-timey vibes, ripped from a Gothic classic. I did sometimes wish there was more context for the location of Thorn Grove, however. The atmosphere really comes alive (sometimes literally). I love the creepy, ghostly vibes throughout. While I’ve never read Adalyn Grace before, Belladonna drew my attention with the promise of Gothic vibes. I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley and am voluntarily posting a review. Though he’s made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful-and more irresistible-than she ever dared imagine.
However, Signa’s best chance of uncovering the murderer is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.
Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being-and each has met an untimely end. New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace brings to life a highly romantic, Gothic-infused world of wealth, desire, and betrayal. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022.
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