6 stars!!!! Oh my word I loved this book. I don't think I have the words to fully explain by love for this book. It had everything you'd want in a book and I was so invested the entire time. 1 - the political aspects are really well constructed and easy to understand 2 - the characters are great. 3 - it draws you in so thoroughly that I had multiple visceral reactions. There were some real moments of intense stress and some others with satisfactio  which only shows off how amazing Odette's story telling is. Favorite book of the month and possibly the entire year.