I was honestly impressed with the beginning of the book because I loved the rebellious nature of Adelaide's/Elizabeth's personality.. I loved how she didn't want to conform to the normal rituals of marriage in her society, and I loved how she had the guts to get up and *spoiler* 
 When she entered into the competition I also loved how she had better start than the other girls and I loved the bond between her, Mira and Tamrin (I LOVED MIRA AND TAMRIN) 
 However!! 
 Ever since she caught silly feelings for Cedric, she became a totally different person. She became sullen, whiny and utterly depressing, and her entire train of thought was Cedric and NOTHING ELSE! that's when the story became so boring that it was honestly an effort to continue it. 
 Warren was an utter douchebag and I held absolutely no interest to me.