There's something about strong female characters masquerading as someone else in a royal court setting that gets me every time. This story had the added bonus of a truly unique premise, being set in space, and a social outcast (with kickass skills and sense) as the protagonist. I always enjoy a love interest but I really appreciated the fact that the romance wasn't obvious from the beginning or forced and built slowly. Kincaid refrained from big info dumps and while I didn't understand a lot about the world in the beginning, the gradual information we did get was well-timed and very helpful, but blended seamlessly into the story. And despite it's thin appearance this was a relatively long and action-packed book which I couldn't put down! Definitely recommend.