This was a very deliberate paranormal mystery set in the South. It starts out very slow in pace; but the pace of the story matched the tone well. I really enjoyed this slow unraveling of the mystery surrounding this quiet southern town and Sylvie’s mysterious ancestors.

Sylvie is an interesting heroine and has suffered a horrible tragedy after spending her whole life in ballet and then breaking her leg. She is sent to the estate her dad grew up on in an effort to give her a chance to get away from the city and heal. However, once she gets there she finds out that her dad’s family had many secrets and she starts to see many strange things that make her doubt her own sanity.

The story has a very southern gothic tone to it and I really enjoyed the mystery and watching it unravel. I was looking for a quiet, deliberate, mystery to read and love when there is some magic woven in to the story as well; this story was a perfect example of that.

The pacing picked up a lot towards the end of the book and I really enjoyed how everything was wrapped up. I loved all the magic and mystery in here.

Overall I enjoyed this book. It was a very well done mystery with gothic and supernatural elements to it; there’s just a tad of magic as well. I would recommend to YA readers who enjoy deliberate mysteries with some hints of magic. It is a bit of a slow read and the pacing was a bit inconsistent; but I still ended up enjoying it. ( )

Sylvie was a prima ballerina, but a terrible injury had put a moretorium on her career. While her mother's on a honey moon she goes to stay with cousin Paula in Alabama to reconnect with her fathers roots and gets caught in a love triangle. But there is more to this love triangle then meets the eye. Both Rhyse and Shawn are hiding secrets and Sylvie will need to all of her wits to see the truth of what is going on at Blue Stone Hill.

For a good portion of the book Sylvie really believes that she is nuts and you really feel for her. Especially since it seems everyone's adding to the insanity. I love Gigi, the little puppy is a great character that really helps the book along. Once you get to the last hundred pages, you feel like things are really dragging, then all of sudden everything gets resolved rather quickly. Get through the slow pages because the end is pretty much worth it. ( )

Sylvie was a prima ballerina, but a terrible injury had put a moretorium on her career. While her mother's on a honey moon she goes to stay with cousin Paula in Alabama to reconnect with her fathers roots and gets caught in a love triangle. But there is more to this love triangle then meets the eye. Both Rhyse and Shawn are hiding secrets and Sylvie will need to all of her wits to see the truth of what is going on at Blue Stone Hill.

For a good portion of the book Sylvie really believes that she is nuts and you really feel for her. Especially since it seems everyone's adding to the insanity. I love Gigi, the little puppy is a great character that really helps the book along. Once you get to the last hundred pages, you feel like things are really dragging, then all of sudden everything gets resolved rather quickly. Get through the slow pages because the end is pretty much worth it. ( )

Sylvie was a prima ballerina, but a terrible injury had put a moretorium on her career. While her mother's on a honey moon she goes to stay with cousin Paula in Alabama to reconnect with her fathers roots and gets caught in a love triangle. But there is more to this love triangle then meets the eye. Both Rhyse and Shawn are hiding secrets and Sylvie will need to all of her wits to see the truth of what is going on at Blue Stone Hill.

For a good portion of the book Sylvie really believes that she is nuts and you really feel for her. Especially since it seems everyone's adding to the insanity. I love Gigi, the little puppy is a great character that really helps the book along. Once you get to the last hundred pages, you feel like things are really dragging, then all of sudden everything gets resolved rather quickly. Get through the slow pages because the end is pretty much worth it. ( )

Sylvie was a prima ballerina, but a terrible injury had put a moretorium on her career. While her mother's on a honey moon she goes to stay with cousin Paula in Alabama to reconnect with her fathers roots and gets caught in a love triangle. But there is more to this love triangle then meets the eye. Both Rhyse and Shawn are hiding secrets and Sylvie will need to all of her wits to see the truth of what is going on at Blue Stone Hill.

For a good portion of the book Sylvie really believes that she is nuts and you really feel for her. Especially since it seems everyone's adding to the insanity. I love Gigi, the little puppy is a great character that really helps the book along. Once you get to the last hundred pages, you feel like things are really dragging, then all of sudden everything gets resolved rather quickly. Get through the slow pages because the end is pretty much worth it. ( )