5 Words: Religion, love, family, crime, hunting. 
 This was a bit of a love-hate read for me. But ultimately I didn't really enjoy it that much. It wasn't bad enough that I wouldn't read more by the author, I'm very likely to pick something she's written in future. 
 An awful lot of this story felt forced and because of that it wasn't a fluid read. Then there was the fact that I actually studied this time and place in history at college, so I just knew too much. At first this was great, I knew the context of what I was reading. And then it was bad because I knew the context of what I was reading and a lot of the story just didn't fit. 
 If this had been a medieval inspired fantasy then I would have likely enjoyed it a lot more. 
 Odette was very naive considering all she'd been through. She was very childish despite her age and experiences and it annoyed me. Something else that annoyed me was how she lived in one of the wealthiest households in the town and instead of paying for food for the poor, starving children, she went out and illegally poached in the king's forest. That just really riled me up. 
 I received a copy of this for free via NetGalley for review purposes.