It took me quite a while to make it all the way through this book, but I'm so glad I did. I almost gave up on it in the beginning (I'm so bad at making it through historical political jargon, especially while being bombarded with new characters at every turn) but I finally made it to the sass and the drama that (in my opinion) classic novels do best.
I wasn't prepared for the character deaths, so be warned--if you get as attached as I did, it's gonna hurt.