I really enjoyed this book, however I haven't read the rest of the series so I feel if I had this would of made reading this book more enjoyable. I think I will buy book 1 and then re-read this book so I have a better understanding of the series and can enjoy the book more, this is why I gave it less stars. This is the oy negative I can give this book however will change once I have read the series. I love history expecially romans so this gave the book bonus points to start with. I loved the authors writing style, the way they wrote the book had my hooked from the start, the words flowed nicely and was just a really nice style of writing to read. I would recommend this book to anyone that enjoys an history fiction book.