It took awhile to read as it was fairly slow and at times I thought the pace could have been written faster for some moments that were really drawn out. I did however enjoy the book despite my skimming at times. What annoyed me was the sudden change of the characters voice once individually realizing they loved each other. They go from normal speech to suddenly waxing poetry to themselves in reference to the other-- and I mean shakespeare like. It just didn't fit and was shocking.