It took me a while to read this, partly because I'm having a busy period with very little time to read, and partly because this isn't a super easy text. That said, I enjoyed every page. The history, the hidden and not-so-hidden politics behind the events, the characters and especially Bánffy's understanding of what's going on in people's heads, these were all fascinating. I'm looking forward to going on to the second book of the trilogy.