This was an interesting book that suffers from no or very little character development. I love the concept of an illness in this time period but I didn't get involved or feel invested in any of the characters. I wish there would have been more humanizing moments and prequel information. I also felt like the ending romance was quite a cop or and a little lazily done. It definitely gave me the impression that this was a debut author that has some room to grow and improve and be a little more creative.