Their Monstrous Hearts

The dual timeline is still a relatively interesting approach, and overall the story was well-paced, but at times, it felt bloated, like a student using a thesaurus to pad the word count so they didn’t get marked down on an assignment.

The synopsis of a struggling young writer being surprised by the gift of a dead grandmother’s gothic estate (not to mention the gorgeous presentation of the novel itself) set high expectations for me, but unfortunately the writing didn’t live up to them.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing for the advance copy in exchange for my honest review. Pub. date: 4/8/25

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