I should have listened to Small. This was so, so bad. I couldn't even get past the third chapter. None of the characters felt like they came from the book's era--which is a ginormous pet peeve of mine. Another was the million little historical/social inaccuracies that built and built until reading on became impossible. I can't believe how disappointing I found Cinders & Sapphires and, oh, how I wish I could find a well-written teen historical from this era.