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I really like Cassandra. She's (obviously, given the time period) not explicitly positioned as an aromantic woman - but I think she might be one. I empathize with her resentment towards, and incapacity to understand, a way of life that positions romantic attachment and marriage as more proper, acceptable, and desirable compared to strong familial bonds. Baker does a great job of describing Cassandra's shock of realization that her twin sister also subscribes to this way of life, and that she's truly alone in her alienation from conventional society. I did feel however like the author was holding back a little, not quite fully committing to deep-diving into the main characters' consciousness and only very summarily sketching the side characters - I wished for a little more.