I'm a hopeless gothic romantic deep in my soul. The Shadow reminds me of so many other books I read long ago. I've gotten lazy over the years and passed up many good books due to my ADHD scatter brain. The problem sometimes is not that I don't like what I'm reading. The Shadow is poetry ensconced in prose and is luscious. The problem is that my mind rolls around in it so much I forget to read the next sentence. And this has so much to roll around in. I recognized it when I was listening to the audio version. I could not keep up. I kept getting lost in a phrase and the damn reader just kept going. So I knew I needed the physical version.

Weirdly it reminds me of Dracula, which I absolutely loved and have both listened to and read.

So, if I can maintain a modicum of focus and not get too lost, I'll finish The Shadow.

Thank you for letting me know.