The action that take place are sometimes unconventional or feel that way for a historical romance story. Example being the way Lucien acts sometimes, the adoption of Eshe, the way Heath and Lucien are affectionate among mixed company. I found I quite liked it.
I thought it was ingenious of the author to give his own spin to a historical romance and make it an mpreg read. It was fascinating and I wanted to learn more about the alternative universe where males and females were labeled by their ability to carry children (ie have a uterus) regardless of their physical appearance.
I really loved this book and loved that the author managed to combine two of my favorite subgenres/tropes together. I loved the amount of romance and seeing Lucien and Heath's love story unfold.
The epilogue felt a bit funny for me but I'm looking forward to reading more in the series.