After the first few chapters I thought I was going to HATE this book. Originally I found the author’s commentary on women grating, the characters flat, and the descriptions droning. However, the drama in this book ends up being pretty good and after a while I found myself really wondering what was going to happen next and what the outcome would be. The ending was affecting and I’ll likely be pondering it for a while. If you can get over the timely sexism and some long-windedness, it is a good read.