The cover made me expect a gothic, ghosty sort of story, but in fact, this book is a fairy tale -- or at least, it's a story in which the world of the Fae exists alongside our own. The plot is set at an artists' retreat that shares a border, and its residents, with Faerie. Two sisters seeking to excel at their art and at the same time repair their fractured relationship enroll in the elite program, but once the price for glory becomes clear, they're competitors as well. 
 The writing is quite beautiful and haunting, but there's something missing. The acceptance of the Fae presence is too easy, and the characters seem to have a weird willingness to just go with whatever strange rules and expectations are placed in front of them. 
 An interesting read, but I couldn't quite believe any of it.