I really enjoyed this book. It was extremely character lead, so it was a bit slow at first setting the scene and introducing a bunch of important people.  But the writing is wonderful and you find yourself slowly becoming quite attached to these characters as you learn more about their history and how they tick. It was quite an emotional book and one that definitely takes a slower reading pace to really absorb everything.  I loved the varying pace of the chapters, sometimes wandering into memory and sometimes dropping you right into drama or danger.  I honestly teared up at one point and that's when I knew I was hooked more by the characters than the mystery, though I did enjoy the reveal! The dash of romance was also lovely and I can't wait for more of this series!

Thanks to the publisher for an ARC; my review and thoughts are my own.