You can find my full review on blog here : chloe reads blog 
 Rating : 4 stars 
 Even though I gave it a four star rating I had a few issues with this book. 
 Let me start with the things I didn't like: 
 The Romance: Ok at first I liked the romance it was slow and burning ( just like I like it) but then at the end it just sort of *boom* ( if I can say that) exploded. Which was disappointing because i felt like it could have been better. 
 The assassination attempts: In this , I found, that the novel got a bit repetitive. I get that she was the Commander's food taster, but seriously it was too much 
 Now for the things I liked: 
 The plot: it was entertaining 
 The characters: especially Yelena for her bravery and her character development and Valek for his kindness and loyalty ( he's very VERY loyal :) 
 The Commander: I know this should be part of the the characters section but I decided to give the Commander a separate section, because there was a lot to say about him. I guess I expected the Commander to be Evil because in novels it's usually like that, but, to my surprise, he wasn't. He was fair (except for the death sentence), he gave equal right to men and women, he gave everyone a fair shot at success in life. There's another thing I really want to discuss that you find out in the novel, but I won't because it's very spoilery ( yes I know that's not a word). 
 Definitely give this book a read.