By coincidence I just finished reading this today. I agree, I really appreciated the atmosphere and the lack of grimdark, and the characters. I found the romance a little irritating mostly because I did not believe it at all, but it was sufficiently understated not to be too distracting.
In general the ethos of the universe was... very refreshing, very much a relief. In so many books, what Greta did with that particular monk would have been punished. I also just loved Ruthven. (Latte art!)
If I had one complaint it was the total lack of present female characters other than Greta. I really hope we get to see Nadezhda and Anna in person in the next books.
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Date: 2018-01-23 11:48 pm (UTC)In general the ethos of the universe was... very refreshing, very much a relief. In so many books, what Greta did with that particular monk would have been punished. I also just loved Ruthven. (Latte art!)
If I had one complaint it was the total lack of present female characters other than Greta. I really hope we get to see Nadezhda and Anna in person in the next books.