This book slayed so hard. I highly recommend it. I loved all the main characters and I am obsessed with Gwen’s dad. They establish very early on that he is a whore and over the book you see how much of a #FeministKing he is. 

I think the main couple was done really well. It still held true to being a book in the 1800s where gay people weren’t accepted without being depressingly homophobic which a lot of gay period pieces fall flat on. I know it’s literally a book about lesbians but I love how gay they are. Gwen spends like the first half of the book praising the ground Beth walks on and constantly thinking about her and always wanting to touch her and still doesn’t realize that she’s gay. It’s very relatable.

I think the main side characters also add a lot of interest to the book. I wasn’t just rooting for the main couple; I was rooting for everyone.