There was a lot going on in this book, and it vaguely reminded me of a handful of both parallel/historical novels and suspense novels, though I couldn't really place which ones. I thought the three storylines would be a bit much, but I actually like it and didn't find it difficult to keep characters straights. I think my primary objection was that I just didn't like the whole mirror/pearl business, which needed to be either more or less supernatural to really work for me - and I would have preferred less supernatural. Overall though, I thought this was an interesting, unique addition to the world of the parallel narrative in women's fiction.

The fine print: received ARC from NetGalley.