Lori Anne Goldstein

Theodosia is the daughter of Aaron Burr. And this comes with some baggage. Her mother has passed away and Theodosia must stand in her place beside her father during all his political ambitions. This puts a huge strain on her life. But, when she falls in love with her dad’s arch enemy’s son, Philip, it changes all of her thoughts and perceptions.

Theodosia is a strong female character back when females were considered simpering idiots. However, she fought against the norm the best way she knew how. She wrote articles under a pen name to help women. So, to say I loved her…that is putting it mildly. I found her fascinating and very intelligent.

This is my least favorite time period, early America. But, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I loved learning about how politics worked back then (not much has changed!) I also enjoyed reading about the daily life of Theodosia and what kind of pawn she became. I fluctuated between 4 and 5 stars. The only reason I settled on 4 was because it was a bit long and parts were a little overly dramatic. Now, this could be attributed to the narrator. But, I didn’t get that as an overall feeling from the book.

I did enjoy the narrator, Allyson Voller. She was excellent with all the male voices, tough to do!

Need a very good historical novel…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this audiobook from the publisher for a honest review.… (mehr)

This book has everything I love. Detailed, accurate history which was not sacrificed for other aspects of the story. Tension between characters, I mean what greater rivalry in the history of the United States exists then that between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr? A romance that promises controversy and tension. Requesting this title was a no brainer! So why did I not like it more?
The storyline is simple, what if there had been a romance between Theodosia Burr, Aaron’s daughter and Phillip Hamilton, Alexander’s son? I really like the premise. The romance just didn’t seem plausible in the beginning. Theo was a well educated, serious woman Phillip a ne’er-do-well irreverent young man. Given their families animosity there really wasn’t much to draw the two together. Add to that the groan worthy dialogue between them existing almost entirely of “oh Philips” on Theos part and I just couldn’t see them as a couple. As the book progresses and more of their personalities emerge the story did get more interesting and i found myself rooting for them. The dialogue and prose did continue to cause the occasional groan to escape though. I mean lines like “Theo felt like a bottle of champagne uncorked and bubbling over.” Were Just a little cheesy! But cheer them on I did.
My second issue with the book was how it handled and revealed the history of Hamilton’s and Burr’s rivalry. How it developed and continued to burn. Much of this and the politics of the day were presented as internal expositions by Theo. Most of which came off as dry history lectures. Perhaps presenting this info as conversations between Theo and Phillip might in the beginning have been more interesting and go a long way in drawing the two together.
I’m giving this book 2.5 stars rounded up to 3, since I did end up enjoying the romance somewhat and the accuracy of the history.
Recommended for historical romance fans.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher, OrangeSky Audio and Netgalley. This fact in no way influenced my review.… (mehr)