This was a pretty good book I liked how it was told the historical and magical elements were well written as was the romance. I liked the characters especially these three Gabrielle, Marston and Montague the dynamic between the first two and the development of their relationship I also really liked how Montague was written. There also was many interesting supporting characters that added that extra thing to the story that just made it better. I really liked the plot it starts with someone else telling a story moves into telling a story of war and love and all of the pain caused by it I also loved the blending of magic into this medieval world. So overall this was a really good read I would read other books by this author.