4.5/5

Okay I really REALLY enjoyed this but I had to take half a star off for the "for fans of Gentlemen's Guide to Vice and Virtue" thing I keep seeing because other than both being historical fictions in YA...I don't see it.

The characters were so good. Each scene had a purpose to develop them. The setting was fun as well but Lou really just stole my heart and attention for the whole book. I also gotta props the author for giving me a romance that I rooted for. I didn't roll my eyes for tons of the book or anything. I think it was incredibly smart for the author to have Lou's sister be in a whirlwind romance at the same time off-screen so I could compare it. Lou has this fear of losing herself but it felt more like she grows with her world and circumstances and experiences which happen to bring her to this romance with someone who also adjusts into her.

Also, how dare Indigo not carry this beautiful cover in stores!