"I have no faith in love. Love cannot save me. I choose vengeance." 

Yay! Stephanie finally read a fantasy and could follow along with no issue!!!
I paired the text with the audio and I think that really helped me really be able to picture the world of Huaxia. Granted some stuff was still a little high level for my brain but I was able to put the pieces together to have the picture come together. 

I thought the world building was just enough for me. Zetian is such a badass character and just the coolest. I love that Zetian was willing to sacrifice her life and what she believed in and felt so strongly about how women were treated in by her government. 

"It's hilarious. Men want us so badly for our bodies, yet hate us so much for our minds." 

I love the relationship she had with Yizhi and Shimin. The 3 of them together is one unbelievable force and I am excited to see what happens in the next book. I'm also excited to see how her relationship with the two men grow together and within each of the pairing.