Hazel Fox takes a live in job as an assistant of a famous author, Athena Quinn, only to find out she's actually the assistant to her assistant Mr. Remington. The atmosphere is eerie and ominous right from the beginning. Hazel does not get to meet Athena, but is given menial tasks like going through fan mail or sorting thousands of e-mails. People can't use shoes inside the mansion or call each other by their first names. The cook does not speak and comes across frightened, doors are locked and Hazel is warned not to go out at night. For much of the time Hazel is alone, her only human contact being speaking on the phone with her best friend Kehlani.
There are only a few characters besides Hazel and Atlas, Mr. Remington, and they are all really peculiar. I did not really like any of them very much.
This is the first book I've read from this author and I did not know what to expect. The book had me turning pages wanting to know what on earth was going on. The story is slow burn and I was not sure if it was meant to be a thriller or a romance. And in the end I did not get all the answers I would have wanted, but I did like the ending anyway.
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