I finished this book in TWO days! That should tell you everything you need to know. Ok, fine you want more I get it. I won’t be able to give you a lot because spoilers. 

There are many secrets on the mysterious Roan Island. Secrets that Professor Ruby Rose truly had no intention of digging into. No she’s there to use the Roan’s vast library for research. She also hopes that the patriarch, Hammish Roan will fund her further research and therefore make her an accent to the university where she works. A place where her own secret lays and where she may no longer be employed if this funding isn’t secured. 

There are two catches to this…well, 2.5. She has one month on the island, Hammish never seems to be around, and his eldest son wants her GONE asap. Naturally for a modern gal (this story takes place in the 1800’s in a gas lamp/steampunk/gothic time) that makes her want to stay all the more…especially once she discovers the one thing Noah wants to keep from her. 

This story was amazing and it hurt me to have yo put it down to do anything else. The pacing and plot twists were perfect as was the slow burn. I know this is billed as written by two authors but they worked together so seamlessly you might swear there was only one. The Secrets of Roan Island is definitely one of those books I wish I could read over from the beginning and forget what I already know. That being said I hope an audiobook is in the works because I will need it. 

Thank you Maci and Thea for the ARC!