I think I need a good month to fully process all I’ve read. My initial thought is that it was like reading a university textbook that I actually enjoyed, but it was still a textbook at the end of the day. It was as engaging as it was draining. By the end, I felt as though nothing really happened or changed since the start, but I believe that to be intentional. Although it’s historical fiction, I do believe it to be educational, insightful, and necessary.