Brilliant， complex， a masterpiece！The betrayals is a complex web of a story that explores what it means to be human。 The story is told by Leo as a student， Leo as an adult， and The Rat。 While the beginning is confusing as I tried to figure out who was who and what the Grand Jeu actually is。 The first fitted into place beautifully as the book went on。 The writing is beautiful and easy to read， which kept me going even when confused。 The second， I still don’t have figured out。 I guess it will alwa Brilliant， complex， a masterpiece！The betrayals is a complex web of a story that explores what it means to be human。 The story is told by Leo as a student， Leo as an adult， and The Rat。 While the beginning is confusing as I tried to figure out who was who and what the Grand Jeu actually is。 The first fitted into place beautifully as the book went on。 The writing is beautiful and easy to read， which kept me going even when confused。 The second， I still don’t have figured out。 I guess it will always be part mystery。 I loved that the book appeared timeless， it feels like it is set centuries ago but also on the present。 The complicated lives of the characters kept my attention from beginning to end。 Just like a Grand Jeu， the book has a central theme and motifs brought in about religion， equality， women’s rights and so much more。 This is a book that I feel I will return to and think of often。 A beautiful， captivating tale。 。。。more