First Naomi Novik. Heard many great things about it. The story itself was very unique and compelling. The writing was really beautiful as well. Agnieszka was not your usual, flawless and beautiful heroine but she was magical, loyal determined and very tolerant. Throughout most of the book she was insulted and called an idiot too many times by the leading male and there was no real connection between the two at all. The ending was was lacking.