I had no clue what I was getting myself into when I read this and holy shit. I was balling my eyes out. Like you think things were going good then something happens and it just leaves you there tearing up. I even cried a bit. This book feels like if it was a movie, it'd be an Oscar winner. You know? Like every single shot is a canvas oil painting masterpiece. Totally different from other kinds of historical fiction that I read (and just totally different from what I usually read for that matter), but it was great. It is a great book.