Everyone kept telling me to read this because it was amazing and I finally got round to it. It was amazing. I could not put it down (only to sleep.) I loved the characters, the story, the setting - I love a good political fantasy. Something I loved about this book was that while women didn't have as much rights as men, (that's not the bit I loved) people didn't bat an eye at same sex couples. Also I loved that Alessandra changed so much in society just by what she wore and how she held herself and started a wave that had more women breaking out of their shells. Highly reccomend.