It was a great read. I love historical fiction quite a bit and I find that this book has been relatively faithful to the real Empress Sisi story in as much as we know from the records. I truly sympathised with the young, carefree girl who was forced to a difficult life after marriage. A tale as old as time - an overbearing mother, an inexperienced wife and a man caught in between. But I love that she was always able to retain the love of the public, in spite of her personal woes.