For a book with “Proper Romance” on the cover, there was unfortunately not much romance to be found. Overall the plot was interesting and mysterious, but the ending overall left me unsatisfied and feeling as if I had been falsely advertised to in regards to the romantic content. 

It should also be noted that this book is clearly a part of a collection, the Dread Penny Society being the common thread through all the stories. It’s not necessary to read the others but the ending certainly does not wrap things up for our main characters Brogan and Vera as it is implied that things fall into the greater plot of the collection.