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In a manor by the sea, twelve sisters are cursed.
Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her sisters, their father, and stepmother. Once they were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls' lives have been cut short. Each death was more tragic than the last—the plague, a plummeting fall, a drowning, a slippery plunge—and there are whispers throughout the surrounding villages that the family is cursed by the gods.
Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly suspicious that the deaths were no accidents. Her sisters have been sneaking out every night to attend glittering balls, dancing until dawn in silk gowns and shimmering slippers, and Annaleigh isn't sure whether to try to stop them or to join their forbidden trysts. Because who—or what—are they really dancing with?
When Annaleigh's involvement with a mysterious stranger who has secrets of his own intensifies, it's a race to unravel the darkness that has fallen over her family—before it claims her next.
Annaleigh lives a sheltered life at Highmoor, a manor by the sea, with her sisters, their father, and stepmother. Once they were twelve, but loneliness fills the grand halls now that four of the girls' lives have been cut short. Each death was more tragic than the last—the plague, a plummeting fall, a drowning, a slippery plunge—and there are whispers throughout the surrounding villages that the family is cursed by the gods.
Disturbed by a series of ghostly visions, Annaleigh becomes increasingly suspicious that the deaths were no accidents. Her sisters have been sneaking out every night to attend glittering balls, dancing until dawn in silk gowns and shimmering slippers, and Annaleigh isn't sure whether to try to stop them or to join their forbidden trysts. Because who—or what—are they really dancing with?
When Annaleigh's involvement with a mysterious stranger who has secrets of his own intensifies, it's a race to unravel the darkness that has fallen over her family—before it claims her next.
Fairy tale retellings seem to be a hit or miss for me unless they are Alice in Wonderland. I found it intriguing that the author chose to do a take on the twelve dancing princesses and thought I would give it a try.
First of all, I loved the creepy, dark atmosphere that the author was able to create. I almost felt as if I could feel the wind and sea spray and see the ghosts of those that were lost. She was able carry this throughout the book and even intensify it which I appreciated.
Only a few of the characters seemed like actual individuals and the rest were repeats I have seen in other stories before. I liked Annaleigh as she was relentless in her pursuit of the truth and loyal to a fault. She was a great leading lady and pushed the story forward.
I would have liked for the plot to have been more developed. The author does well with trying to misdirect readers away from solving the mystery but I still found part of it predictable. I wanted to author to leave more breadcrumbs and establish certain pieces of the plot from the beginning.
I also hate to sound like a broken record because so many other people have already said this but I didn't like the very ending of the book. When you decide to take your book in a certain direction then commit to that and don't backtrack. I think the author should have just cut the last three pages of the book.
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