For as long as Signa Farrow has been alive, the people in her life have fallen like stars...
Orphaned as a baby, nineteen-year-old Signa has been raised by a string of guardians, each more interested in her wealth than her well-being – and each has met an untimely end. Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy.
Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family's waning reputation and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother's restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger, and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer.
Signa's best chance of uncovering the murderer, though, is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he's made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful – and more irresistible – than she ever dared imagine.
Another one of my 'been sat on my bookshelf for a while' reads - despite having seen this one mentioned on and off by people for a while now I didn't really know what to expect of it going in. The book pulls no punches right from the start and the opening chapter sets the scene for the rest of the book.
I really enjoyed this one, Signa was a likeable main character who developed with the story, she took responsibility for her decisions (and when she did lay blame at another's door it was understandable why she made that accusation). Her growing relationship with her cousin and with Death were both well handled and somehow the author seemed to have managed to miss having Signa slip into the insta-love category although I'm not quite sure how!
Death was also great, the descriptions of him and what his 'job' is, the imagery and his personality all played well into the story.
The story itself felt like a real mix of genres that had been well crafted into a coherent narrative - there was an ongoing murder mystery (that annoyingly I didn't solve), supernatural fantasy elements and found family. All in all it made for an entertaining read.
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