Review: I believe this was Susanna Ives's first book, and it was a rather ambitious undertaking.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2014
Aside from the main characters Henrietta Watson and Samuel Keeseley, lots of plot lines were given over to side stories and secondary characters.  The result was an overlong story that at times tried my patience and interest.  If I had read this before Wicked Little Secrets, which I enjoyed tremendously,  I doubt I would have continued with her.Henrietta is so focused on her love for her cousin Edward above all else that she is not a very likeable heroine.  Indeed Samuel’s mother doesn’t like her very much either, mainly because Henrietta doesn’t love her son, yet uses him constantly.  And every time Henrietta uses him, Samuel (who has always loved her) can’t help himself.  We’re sidetracked with Henrietta’s father’s desire to find a new planet; Samuel’s mother’s long-lost love; Edward’s love life in London and his success as a poet; Samuel’s rise in London society, etc.  It takes a lot of reading before true love finally wins out.