I liked this one less than some of the previous books in the series, but it was still very fun (if by fun you were to mean palpably dismal, in a fun way). Nobody had a good time in this book, I don't think, and Novik crafted this sense of aimlessness masterfully - after all, Laurence is struggling with his sense of duty, his status as a traitor, and the circumstances of his imprisonment besides.