I really enjoyed this book! One of my favorite genres is this kind of historical fiction love story based in real history but developed with some fiction thrown in. And the Taj Mahal is such a great story of love that it provides the perfect setting for this saga of love. It was such a fun read and the author told the story so well. The language and pacing were perfect. The characters were all wonderful, multi-dimensional and well written, and I liked reading them, even the ones I hated. Though there were a few things that worked out maybe too "perfect" I would say overall the story was strong enough to absorb that and make it still more or less believable and definitely fun to read.