Honestly, I bought this book because of the cover, but I don’t regret it. This was a nice mix of historical fiction, murder mystery, and romance. I was quite invested in finding the murderer and seeing the political events unfold. I did have some problems with the writing style, though. It’s hard to explain, but the pace was sometimes a little too fast? There were passages that made me feel like the book dragged me along just to switch to a normal walking pace a few pages later. On another note: some people confuse bravery with stupidity, and Iseul did so quite often. And there is one thing about the plot that bugs me. Why did Nameless Flower kill Hyukjin? He knew that Hyukjin was a part of the group that planned the coup, so even if he wanted to kill everyone related to the king and his relatives, why kill him so early? Maybe I’m just a little stupid, but this made no sense to me. All in all, I’d rate this book 3.5 stars.