I am not really sure how to review this one. There were things I liked about it, such as the writing, Ana's aunt Yaltha, Ana (at times), the desire Ana had to be more than a wife. That being said, this book was too long. Or too slow. Or too long and too slow. A lot of the time, it didn't seem like much was happening even though things were happening. I wonder how much I "missed" not being a theologian or historian.