But it was so slow!! and it never picks up either. The two brief action scenes are treated as unimportant next to all the narrative of nothing happening.
The heroine was never in any real danger, the hero loved her immediately with minimal and dismal pushback. The enslavement was a side note. Details that might actually make the story interesting were glossed over and very vague.
it is so freaking frustrating that this very well written book with such a fun concept ended up being the most boring thing I’ve ever written!! Because! All the fun stuff was vague, glossed over, or sped through, while all the characters just talked a lot and immediately loved each other.