I really enjoyed this book. It's not always sure what it wants to be (a mix of historical romance, mystery, and fantasy horror) and it does feel very short (being only about 150 pages), but it always kept me interested. I was interested in finding out about Sam's past. I was interested in figuring out who was attacking livestock in the town of Three Willows. I was interested in learning about the impact of the Civil War on these characters. So while not an exceptional book, it does make for a perfect, quick historical mystery read.