I rather enjoyed this story. I wasn't sure what to expect of this, as I had noticed that even though the main character in the actual series is called Amelia Gray, she seems to have been mentioned only in passing in the blurb. In this book, we don't get much insight into the world of Amelia Gray from her point of view, but rather from a different person's POV. Thus, it felt to me as if the author is trying to prepare the ground for the introduction of Amelia Gray as a main character.


I have to say I liked that. I don't know if there are many prequels to story series that do not feature the main character, but I found it was a rather original idea. And the story is a full, albeit short, story that stands well on its own. In some parts it did feel a little rushed, but not in a way that particularly bothered me. The main thing is that it made me look forward to reading the first book in The Graveyard Queen series, The Restorer, which was published a little over a month ago.

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