So, having not read the synopsis of the book I was thinking that it was apart of the evernight series. Then bam, while looking for books at the library I noticed how different it looked from the others, and actually read the inside flap. I didn't pay much mind to it, but decided, what the heck? and started reading it right away. I was hooked to it, as my father has instilled a great fascination in the tradegy of the sinking of Titanic. Having watched all the shows made for it this year (I really do mean all of them, at least twice) it was interesting to read about it in a fantasical situation. 
 Tess is amazing. She has a core of steel that allows her to stand up for herself, and still be prideful after everything that had happened to her. She has beautiful friends, Isla and Inga (even though she doesn't know which is which), Mayriam, Ned, George, Irene and finally Alec. Tess manages to put her problems and her past behind her to help Alec and care for Irene. Although many of them fall in love quickly, and all of them but Tess and Alec's, many end tradegical. You want to cry for the pain they suffer, and the loss they all feel. 
 Besides the characters, the plot was alright. I thought that Mahlik (or however it's spelled) was more like a cat playing with a mouse than a Wolf. And he was just plain creepy with the whole Brotherhood thing. I don't like the twist on the werewolve legend (even if it shows more of the animalistic part of the original one then books these days do) as they, Mahlik and Alec, were too out of control, too angry. If one was too be a werewolf don't you think you would find some way to find peace with yourself? Pfft. I found the differences between stations very intriguing, and the difference between new money, those born into money, and those living the American dream quite interesting. Just saying how having a servant was a class indicator was interesting to know (though I'm not basing everything I know off of fiction). 
 It's a good read, and I recommend it to those who enjoy a paranormal romance that has a bit of tradegy, and a flare of historical fiction. I didn't think I would, but the way it was written made it seem older, but also easy to relate to as a teen in the 21st century. So applause for Miss Claudia Gray on that one.