Reeling from survivors' guilt after a mysterious event took Estela’s parents' life, she is now all alone in this world. That is until Estela finds out that her parents have lied to her her whole life. Finding out that she has an aunt living in Spain she must leave the only life she has known and move into a sprawling cursed castle.
Estela, who has not spoken since her parents death, has now stopped taking her medication. She soon starts seeing the Shadow Man that has haunted her since childhood, but is it due to the lack of medication or he is truly real. But when Estela meets Felipe, a bookshop owner, she starts to learn that there is something sinister about her family and the castle they live in. Will Estela find out what magic ties her family to a castle that only wants to consume before it is too late?
Overall rating 5/5
I loved the dark and haunting writing style done by Garber. I was gripped from beginning to end and still wanted more. The despair and loneliness that Estela was able to overcome by way of love was beautifully written and relatable. Also the slow burn between the MFC and the morally gray MMC, was absolute perfection.

*Thank you to Romina Garber,Macmillan Young Listeners, and Netgalley for the ARC copy. I am freely leaving my honest review.