I really liked this first book in the series. The FMC was a POC and I was hooked. As I kept reading, I loved Adrian and Isolde's relationship that developed over time. The people in her kingdom, especially her dad had me skeptical the whole time. They seemed very ugh. So I wasn't surprised to read about all of the betrayal that happened left and right. But I was shocked to see how far people from her kingdom would go to hurt Isolde after they were all in her face saying how much they loved her.