i can see why people would enjoy this book. devil and honoria are two of the most stubborn characters i've read but it kind of works because they both care deeply about something rather than that just being an arbitrary trait. my issue here was the pacing. it's tortuously slow. slow enough that the chemistry that might be between the characters sparked, burned, and turned to ashes before i really had a chance to care. stylistically, not my favorite. can't imagine finishing it.