This was a fun read, though not nearly as good as the first few books in the series. Of course, not much can compare to The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, but I would have thought that it would at least come close. 
 The plot was good but not very substantial, and although the characters (Hart especially) were interesting, there wasn't a whole lot that was different from the first few books. Eleanor was very irritating at times and there were several scenes when I grew as frustrated with her as Hart seemed to be. I sort of wanted her to fall down a well for a couple of chapters. 
 I was a little disappointed in one part...not that I really wanted anything more, but I thought it was a little silly because (view spoiler)[Hart's deep, dark secret desires(which he agonized over for most of the book) that he was so afraid that Eleanor would find out about ...yeah, really tame. Almost as though the author wanted a little extra tension, but without the commitment. I think all of that could have been left out to the same effect. (hide spoiler)] 
 All in all, the book was good, but it is not something I will be rushing out to buy.