In a quaint 19th century whaling village, a girl seeks to expose the dark truth behind missing villagers at the risk of the lives of everyone she loves... assuming anyone will listen to a female in the first place.

A chilling tale about trust and the difficulties of getting your voice heard. Full of atmosphere and danger as mysterious as the touch of the ever-creeping fog!

The village of Warbler is famous for its lucky ship figureheads resembling sirens—and infamous for people disappearing into the cloying nightly fog and never being seen again. In this murky world, the lamplighter position is synonymous with safety and protection. A position Temperance assumes when her Da is found hanging from one of his lampposts. Though Tempe proves competent, the town is still hesitant for a woman to handle this responsibility, then a girl goes missing after two lamps go out. Tempe’s ability to provide for her mother and younger sister hang in the balance as she scrambles for answers. As more villagers vanish under her watch, like the Greek Cassandra, Temperance's warnings of a monster are ignored, even by her own family.

This story will leave you thinking about the ending long after you close the book!

THIS WAS SO GOOD OMG. I devoured this and only took breaks from reading it to update my family on what was happening in the plot. This genre-bending novel kept subverting my expectations of what I thought was going to happen, and Crystal J. Bell was not afraid to take risks and get dark and I loved it!! It definitely is a bit of a slow burn but don’t let that deter you because the ending is worth it! Honestly after finishing it the very few gripes I had like some slow pacing in the beginning and some frustrating moments with the main character fell by the wayside. I hope this finds an audience and people give it a chance because this book deserves it!

ARC provided by NetGalley.

Thank you to Netgalley for the arc. The writing was very lush and descriptive. I liked the story and the characters. The beginning felt a little flat but the plot got better as I read. A good fall read. 3.5 stars.