The narration was good and the exploration of gender roles and feminism/equality are interesting, but I had a hard time connecting to the setting otherwise. Whereas the series I read before from this author is grounded in a lot of historical details and description, this felt a lot more nebulous and a lot more courtly intrigue and romance, which I just wasn’t as invested in. Still enjoyable, but probably expected it to be too much like the Witchmark series.