truly astonishing! not just fabulously twisting plot, and beautiful manners and costumes (and food!), but juicy, angsty, elaborate smut with lots of sensuous detail of sight and sound and texture, oh my!
There were times I thought twas just a romp, and I laughed and winced and cheered and swore enough to be thoroughly satisfied with just that, but then the deeper romance pulled me in again, and the finale was just amazing and powerful.