I was so nervous to read my second V E Schwab book. The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue set the bar so high, but I didn't need to be worried. Schwab's writing is as beautiful, moving, and atmospheric as ever.

Eerie and heartbreaking, Gallant tells the story of Olivia Prior's need for power and autonomy and home. A letter summons her from the miserable grey existence she's always known at Merrilance - a finishing school for abandoned girls - to the family she always dreamed was waiting for her. But all is not as it seems... She is fast drawn into a secretive family history more dangerous and strange than she could have ever imagined. Beautifully told through dual perspective that features a collection of gorgeous illustrations, this story is so poignantly told. The longing jumped from the pages and I was completely sold by Olivia as a character.