I love a haunted house story, and I thought the setting (1823 Mexico, just after their war of independence) was great, but overall this didn’t do it for me. There was little to no character development, so I was left not really caring what happened to anyone. There were good spooky plot points, but they just didn’t hit as hard. I keep reading books that I’m not truly in the mood for, and that’s part of my struggle. I don’t think it was a bad book, just wasn’t the right time for me.