I waffled back and forth on rating this read, and I truly did like it, but there were certain aspects to it that made me give it 3 out of 5 stars. I felt that at times, Ellen's writing seemed way too modern and would have fit more into a current day setting since it had a certain artistic style that I felt was not appropriate—not in the 17th century, anyway. I wasn't sure about the different letters being used to help tell the story, but it actually worked better than I thought at first (if not just a bit distracting by having to realize who is writing to whom). Ellen's character seemed a bit confused a lot of the time; I never really knew what she was aiming for or why, but I began to overlook that fact and just go along with the story development. The story itself seemed to lack a climax, but by no means was it not entertaining. Despite these complaints, there is a lot of good going for this read. I did enjoy many of the lively characters—Teddy, in particular, was a personal favorite. A fine debut, and I'm looking forward to reading more from Ms. Parmar in the future.