ss - i definitely thought it was worth it. it really did take me ages to get into though - i started reading it & then went on to read something else. one day i had run out of books & took it to the hairdressers with me & was able to read a decent chunk & it got me hooked! sometimes i had to flick back to double check that i knew who they were talking about
Penny Vincenzi books are like that, she fixed it by writing a cast of characters in the front page of her book so you had a quick reference guide! I'm glad you mentioned this book, I've wanted to read it.