Catherine Lapsley Lapsley থেকে Wielawino, Poland
This was hard for me to rate. 3.5 would have been perfect, if I could have chosen that. The language was lush, and I appreciate that. I just didn't appreciate the arc of the story, I suppose, as much. I never really cared much about the characters, although I found the emperor's musings interesting. I also found the occasional vulgar references to woman unappealing. A good book, just not a favorite.