Full review can be found here. 
 This book is so good in almost every way that I'm not entirely sure where to start with my review! I'm going to start with how very out of the norm this is. Or, at least, it's out of my norm. I've never read anything with lore quite like this! Right up until the revelation, I had no idea what Archer was hiding behind his mask and what it turned out to be was simply fascinating. Miranda's powers and role in it all ties in superbly well as well in a way that I'd never have anticipated. It all plays on ancient myths that I've never heard of so I couldn't say whether the author invented them (in which case, she has an amazing imagination) or whether she did a huge amount of research into something rather obscure (in which case, kudos to her! She did an amazing job at bringing it all to life for me!) 
 The way that Archer finds himself drawn to Miranda as of their very first meeting, so much so that he's willing to go out of his way to ensure that one day he will be able to present her father with a marriage proposal that he won't be able to refuse, was really rather sweet if a little weird based on a short confrontation in a dark alley. Miranda's growing faith in him despite his secrets and hers was wonderful to read about. She was the sort of heroine who refuses to be cowed by others around her and I really respected her throughout the book. 
 Her ability with fire is often referred to but not actually shown until about half way through. It was really quite something! She has the ultimate protection against the ragtag sleaze in the darkened streets of London. I got the impression that she still had more to discover about her powers as well but maybe that will play some role or another in a future book. 
 When I first saw that this book was the first in a series, I had assumed that the series would follow Miranda and her power over fire. Upon finishing the book, I realised that this would not be the case: Miranda and Archer's story has been concluded and the next one will be one of the side character's stories. The series is most definitely off to a good start though and promises to be interesting! I will be following it. 
 I'd pegged the baddy as of fairly early on and I'm rather surprised it took Miranda as long as it did to have that light bulb moment, especially as secrets start to be revealed. Still, I liked the way that all of the intrigue eventually wove together leaving very few of the characters as just accessory. 
 The story was also somewhat evocative of Beauty and the Beast - my favourite! How could I not love this book? 
 The story did, however, stumble onto one of my pet peeves. There's a fairly transparent hint early on that Miranda is no longer a "maiden", read: she's not a virgin. This is cool, I like when the hero is not the only one with a scandalous sexual past. But then, when things finally get around to the bedroom stage, she's worried about how "big" Archer is. This is my pet peeve. If you're going to make your heroine experienced, then make her experienced and don't have her baulk at the size of "sein Teil". It's too much a way of stroking the hero's ego. 
 The other thing I'm not sold on is the scene in the alley around the 30% mark (when they get out of the British museum). Things were bordering a bit too close on abuse for my tastes. 
 This said, despite those two minor things, I really enjoyed the book. It was just what the doctor ordered!