Wow! I was BLOWN AWAY by this book. I think part of why I loved it so much is it touched on both themes and ideas we see in ancient mythology - specifically Greek and Viking, which have some of my favorite women warriors.

What do I say? How do I say it? This is a gothic romance/dark academia book, and it delivers in every aspect.

I have many thoughts on this book and the main one is thus: sometimes book should stay as standalones.

This acts as a sort of "prequel" to Six Crimson Cranes, as it is the stepmother's story in this one. I thought that it was nice to get a backstory to someone we thought was a "villain" at first

Eldridge Hall was a castle built on lies. Last year I had the absolute pleasure of reading The Poison Season! First off, thank you to Inkyard Press and Mara for a copy of this arc!

This was a solid YA gothic horror book. It definitely feels comparative to something like Rory Powers or Erin Craig.