4 stars I received an ARC of this book through Netgalley, but it’s not my first experience reading a book from Sophie Barnes. In fact, it’s not the first book from this series that I’ve read. This book focuses on Lady Angelica Townsbridge and Randolph Benedict Scott Trevarian, Viscount Sterling. The story is told in third-person, past-tense from the opposing POVs of Randolph and Angelica. Viscount Sterling invites a number of eligible women to his castle to determine who might make the best wife for him, having lost his wife two years prior. With a touch of paranormal and a gothic twist, this story focuses on Colchester Hall and the uneasy feeling Angelica gets while staying there. She becomes convinced that Randolph’s first wife’s spirit is haunting the place and she is trying to convey an important message. Angelic believes she is the only person aware of the presence of Katrina, but that’s not quite true. I felt that the revelation toward the end of the book was a bit over-the-top. The solving of the mystery surrounding Katrina’s death did not need to be quite so dramatic, and had it been less so, the story would have been better. Unfortunately, the series of events made the story less believable, and I say that about a story that has a ghost (that part was more credible). Overall, I enjoyed the story and I probably would have given it five stars, if not for the melodramatic and inconceivable events near the end. March 29, 2021
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