"If you want a fate other than what Heaven gave you, you have to want that other fate. You have to struggle for it." 

i think one of the reasons that made me enjoy this much was the dual pov. i loved ouyang's pov and i think it would've tested too much of my patience hearing everything from zhu (no offense, but her obsession was getting on my nerves - not so much because of her goals, but truly because of the repetitive words.) nonetheless, it was a great book, the lgbt representation is so *chefs kiss* and it was well wrapped! 

i heard there will be a second book... i don't know why? it seems pretty finished like this and i hate when other books are written for nothing. but anyway let's see when it comes