I was also expecting that ... (I even cried all the way through to the end of chapter 6 ... - then I even thought they fell in love from the first sight, but I got it wrong)
Mixing myths and their history, with the worst (extreme) situations/events of the world that we know today ... - this is the worst mistake that must be avoided at all costs.
Frankly, I thought I was going to give the maximum score, but after that I only put one star.
I say that ecause after (from chapter 7), I didn't like anything at all. - it looked more like a brothel straight out of hell (because of the decoration suggested by the griffin and his own person) and the others extremely insane and perverse individuals.