This was a nice surprise! After seeing some reviews, I was afraid that I would be disappointed so I wasn’t expecting to be super interested in this one, but I really did enjoy it. I liked the magic and the love story between the main characters was sweet and realistic. I enjoyed their journey thought the story was really good. I liked how Bao was able to discover his family heritage and the truths that came from them were really interesting. I also liked how Bao and Lan met and interacted over time. I feel like it made for a great love story and made their friendship and relationship all the more strong. I also loved the forbidden romance between the Lady and the commander. Swoon! Overall I really enjoyed this book.