I'm marking this as DNF. I don't think I'm gonna go back & pick it up bc tbh, I really don't want to. 
 I didn't find it interesting, plot wise. The history was nice but the storyline was not. What was it? 
 I was constantly tired of being reminded in every chapter what the era & what role woman had. I get it. No need to keep telling me. Stop telling me things, and SHOW me things. The writing is what almost killed me :/