Ellis Harkington arrives in Gamin, Maine, with no memory of her life prior to arriving on the train. The people around her claim to be her friends, saying she just needs to rest and that all her memories will return to her eventually. However, Ellis senses something is amiss. Will Ellis remember what she has forgotten in time to save herself?

We are gradually introduced to a society calling themselves the Nightbirds, where every potential ally for Ellis appears to have some sort of underlying motivation for befriending her. Tracy and Laura Hickman's beautiful writing style takes readers into the heart of a mystery as we wonder what exactly Ellis has forgotten and why everyone around her is so odd. The ties to the ship and the paisley phantom are intriguing but it takes the plot far too long to develop to adequately hold my attention; it was far too easy for me to put UNWEPT down and do something else.

UNWEPT is the first book in The Nightbirds series and has a lot of potential. Unfortunately, it's just not my cup of tea at all as the story seems to meander along, never really picking up steam until we get to a very stunning conclusion- one that almost makes me want to read the second book. Perhaps other readers will appreciate UNWEPT more as Tracy and Laura Hickman's writing style is quite lyrical and they have a gift for building a mysterious and quite foreboding ambiance.