I liked the plot, though I think it is difficult to empathize fully with the first perspective protagonist nowadays. Still, she shows some growth throughout the story, that's something at least. I would have liked the book better if the language was not quite as flowery. Especially in the last 100 pages that should have been the most exciting, the slow slow buildup and the extreme descriptiveness lost to my impatience and I started skimming.

If you like a romantic setting and don't mind waiting for some sort of action to set in, you might enjoy the book, but for the most part, the pace was too slow for me.