The thing that most annoyed me in this reading was the near-constant reference to Greek mythology and the only issue I really had there was the use of, for instance, ‘Oh, Juno,” as an exclamatory. By the end, Cassandra was a tolerable character I could root for and Lucius wound up being likable as well I think he just needed someone to believe in him and expect more from him. It took a long time for me to actually feel the connection between them and even by the end they still didn’t quite feel like they were on equal ground for me. Lucius’ falling for her made more sense and I just wish she hadn’t been so fickle and had given him more of a fair shake sooner. My biggest issue is that for all of Cassandra’s self-described pining she did for the duke, I never really felt the depth of her feelings for him, even by the end really. This was my first read from this author and it did take a bit for me to get used to the writing style, especially the way the dialogue is written, but it made the banter a bit snappier and that worked here. I would’ve liked to see a bit more comeuppance for our villain here, rather than this merely being an opportunity to show how Lucius had grown, but nonetheless the scene did still work here. That aspect made this story work for me, though I did lose some patience at times with the extremely slow pace. When they faced challenges, these two surprised me with their honesty with each other and reliance on each other to get through to the other side of the issue. I loved the fact that, though it took a while, by the latter chapters of the book Cassandra and Lucius were confiding in each other and she was relying on him to be her partner.
He grew as a character by leaps and bounds and Cassandra did as well, in her own way. Lucius certainly had a lot of growing up to do and it was like he finally woke up when he noticed Cassandra and remembered her from their childhoods. The fact that she treats him this way to protect her heart and because of her strong feelings for him is the only thing that made her tolerable for me and had me cheering for them as a couple. However, much of what she says to him is extremely rude and goes a long way towards making her unlikable. The duke certainly needed a wakeup call and Cassandra was perfect for him in that regard. I found this book to be charming, on the whole, but I do have some mixed feelings about it.
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