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Crazy, barefoot, artistic, gardener-heroine who isn't really crazy. She's only pretending to be because she has been through major childhood Trauma! Loved it. Loved that she was intentionally playing at madness because she wanted to do and be who she wanted to be. Sure it was an off-shoot of protective behavior developed after the night her parents were murdered and she was kidnapped ...
The narrative was a bit fractured, split between Meriel, Dominic, and Dominic's identical twin brother, Kyle. There was also a random 11th hour reveal of Villany that highlight Putney's inability to create narrative tension or implement foreshadowing.
Still, I enjoyed the incorporation of other cultures in a historical romance. It's so often Euro-centric that to have the story heavily graced with touches of India was lovely to read. I could only have wished for more Kamal, and to see more of Kamal and Jena's courtship.
