This book was not to my liking. I went into it with high expectations due to the praise on the back cover which included the phrase "furiously feminist." That is not how I would describe this tale by a long shot. The lore was interesting, I enjoyed the dragon, but it could have been so much more than it ended up being. I kept reading, waiting and hoping for excitement, for the fierce feminine rise to power. I was left disappointed in the whole story.

All of that said, I will concede that it is extremely well written. The relationship between the man and woman is portrayed very accurately for what it is. However, as a person with experience being in that kind of relationship it is not one I wish to read about.