This book took me by surprise! When I originally signed up to read this I’m going to be honest, I was not expecting much. However, I ended up really enjoying the way the story progressed and this is not a setting I have ever read about before. Is it realistic? I’m not really sure but I did really appreciate the feminism from Suki and the atmosphere the writing created. I love reading about Asian history/fantasy and this was a pretty good representation of that. This book had an interesting plot and setting which seems to be the main reason why I enjoyed this book. I didn't really like the romance plot as I found it to be too insta-love/lust and I’m not a big fan of that. There isn’t much of a slow burn and I would have liked to see their relationship develop a bit longer. Overall it was a good read, and I would recommend it if you like historical romances and don’t mind insta-love!