Following 'Secrets', this second book takes us on Susanna's journey as she struggles incessantly with matters of the heart and those of family and estate. I love Susanna's character immensely as she is a fully developed figure. I find myself relating to her very easily, albeit in a different setting both in time and place. She is a strong-willed and resolute woman who experiences love, hatred, anxiety, desperation, and anguish; emotions which, as a reader, I share with her so effortlessly. Her antagonist, Catherine, is an equally credible character whom I love to hate with a passion! All these emotions are generated through Ben Kesp's exquisite diction and imagery, enabling the reader to visualise clearly the scenes as they unfold. The author's keen interest in very minute details gives life to the story and the characters spring right before our very eyes, unsettling us from our comfort zone, thus becoming highly captivated, but most importantly, ignited with that same passion emitted by the protagonist throughout this series. I really look forward to reading the third instalment. There is still so much to be divulged...