Originally posted at The Winner's Book Thief. 
 Actual Rating: 3.5 Stars 
 "Men. And their no-good, fool-headed proposals." 
 Having tried Rae Carson's other series, The Girl of Fire and Thorns and not particularly liking it, I was hoping for something great in this series! I enjoyed Walk On Earth a Stranger (WOEAS), but I did have some issues with it. What frustrates me most is when fantasy novels with a main character who has a magical, amazing, power, NEVER APPEARS TO BE USING IT IN THE NOVEL. Lee has the power to detect gold, but I rarely remember her using it. The characterization in the novel was well done, and I loved seeing Lee's character grow. Another thing I cannot understand is how girls can disguise as boys. If they say that she has feminine features and then say that she's going to disguise as a boy, wouldn't people be able to tell?? 
 This book has a classic romance trope that I fall for every time, and this book was no exception. I'm not going to say what it was, because that'll spoil it, but I did love the romance in this book very much. Leah's best friend, Jefferson, is African-American, which adds great diversity to the book. 
 Overall, enjoyable read. Will I be picking up the sequel? Perhaps. Time will tell.