This was a fairly quick read for me - less that 5 hours in all, with a break in there for dinner too. From the beginning, the chemistry between Bliss and Garrick was great. I loved their initial interactions - from Shakespeare as a pick-up tool, to the revelation that Garrick was British, to the discovery that he also lived one building over from Bliss. 
 The plot was great and moved along nicely, but the development of the characters was left at face value. Very little of either main character's backstory is revealed. It is almost like both were plopped in the middle of Bliss's last year of college with little setup. The side characters also are given very little details to flesh them out. 
 For being a story about a forbidden relationship (student/teacher) this was a relatively light read. Yes there was frustration and tension because of their public relationship and the consequences of discovery, but the private relationship was easy and relatively tension free.