Cordelia has been beaten into submission by her narcissistic mother, Evangeline. Cordelia must be obedient, to be seen and never heard. Hardly speaking to anyone since Cordelia was forced to drop out of school making the overbearing Evangeline her only form of contact. The only time Cordelia feels free is when her mother leaves to visit their “benefactor” overnight or when she is able to escape to the barn to visit Falada, her beloved horse.
Evangeline is known as a Sorceress as well as her less than desirable socially acceptable lifestyle. And when Evangeline is forced to find a new wealthy benefactor to marry it is time Cordelia must decide if this is the life she wants to live for the rest of her life. Or will she stop her mother’s deadly plans by changing where her loyalties lie.
Overall rating 3/5
When I read the description of this book I was immediately hooked. However, I was a little confused by this book. I can’t tell if there was truly a magical aspect to the characters or if it was just metaphors for their attributes. Was it really happening in reality or was this all in Cordelia’s undeveloped mind that she just couldn’t comprehend what was truly happening.

*Thank you to T. Kingfisher, Macmillan Audio, and Netgalley for the ARC copy. I am freely leaving my honest review.