It was more like a 3.5 stars. Hannah Howell's stories are well written and interesting. One thing that I didn't really care for was the spelling/way words were written to emphasise the slang/southern drawl. The biggest being "weel" for "Well." Yeah, being from Kentucky I know there is a slang/drawl to some of the words but reading the words written in such a way just threw me off and I found it annoying. I did however like Ballard's Scottish accent. I actually really like Ballard's character overall as well as those of Ballards brother and cousin. They did have that southern gentleman charm, and Ballard had a sweet, loving personality. Overall, it was a fun and good book to read.