I felt like I stepped into another world or another era, perhaps when I began reading the first lines of this riveting thriller, almost as if I stepped into a Daphne Du Maurier world, which is a sublime treat. I felt immediate sympathy and compassion for the lead character, Beth, who seems too sensitive for this sometimes cruel world. Although perfectly sound of mind and disposition, she has psychic gifts which, like a double edged sword can be informative about the world around her, warning her of danger but these visions and feelings but can also be very terrifying to witness and confusing to experience and understand their meaning. When she takes a live-in position at the estate of a wealthy and irresistibly handsome artist, we can see right away what she herself cannot see: she is in way over her head. As her visions increase portending murder to others and possible threat of life to herself, I protectively felt like screaming to her, "get the heck out of there!" Infatuated with her handsome employer, she stayed and death murder and mayhem did indeed ensue. I had no idea till the final chapter who was behind it all and how it was going to resolve. I wasn't disappointed. ( )

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There was a lot I liked and didn't like about this book. The opening pages are eye-popping. It made me doublecheck the title to make sure I knew what i was reading.

The romance made me say, uh oh! She already wants to fix him! Instant dislike for the brother, Andrew, and that remains strong throughout the book. What a jerk.

While I liked some of the characters and the romance, this book just seemed very disjointed to me and jumped around. The book itself comes across a little reserved in a weird, old-fashioned way that made me question if this was current or set in the past. It's nearly timeless, but not quite. The characterizations are kind of "springed" on you in sudden, jolting ways. For example: that last "confrontation" or whatever you wish to call it with Andrew ended abruptly and without enough explanation that I couldn't make sense of it. Then there's barely talking to the guy you're crushing on and suddenly everyone is full blown in love. The idea of the plot was very good, but it just didn't come together for me.

As always, reading is subjective so perhaps this is just one of those books I didn't "get". ( )