I didn't like this. Just not for me.
Lots of religious references.
No intimate scenes other than the Hero and heroine.
Heroine does kiss another lad but it goes no further, at the time the Hero and heroine are not together.
Both virgins.
HEA. ( )

A dark tale filled with lies, horrific people, dark history, darker events, ghosts, coming of age, and love. This one twits at the heartstrings. I loved it, it made me cry and cheer.
Estella is living in her wicked step mother's home after losing her father. She is 18, just trying to graduate so she can collect her inheritance and find some happiness somewhere. In this house with the ghost of her loving father, her mean alcoholic step mother and sickly step grandmother, life is dreary. This is a house without love or hope, it’s dark and filled with nightmares. She finds solace in her religion as a devout Catholic.
Noah is a dark star 25 yrs old, her step mother's younger brother. He walks into her world and everything changes. He is all shadows, darkness and mystery. He is an unknown and she is drawn to him. His story is in the pages, you don’t want me to spoil it.
This is a very different book from what I’m used to reading from this author. I usually love all her characters and and be can sure of a HEA. Not in this book, I really hated a few of them and doubted any happiness could come out of it. Estella, the main female character was a slow to love one. She was young, meek, and super religious, not my kind of girl. Noah was the darkness but it wasn’t like I’ve come to expect in many stories. Both of these characters were so new and fresh to read. Watching their stories unravel and the truths be revealed was sweet and shocking. They start so disconnected so unhappy and slowly they get closer, some sparks fly and yet there is something very wrong. The other characters were.. well I’m not going to say . There were very good at what they were. At the ned of the book I was so sad to see the story end. I will miss them.
Great story Ms. Cosway
Thank you to the author and the publishers for a review copy in exchange fro an honest review ( )