So while this is labeled as the 4th book in the series, timeline-wise, it really takes place in between the first and second books in the series. But it was a nice addition. Because the other books are really from Gigi’s point of view. It was good to get Perry’s viewpoint and side of the story. I really did love the whole development of his musical about Queen Elizabeth. Obviously in a way it was modeled in the same way that the whole Hamilton musical was done. And I kind of wish someone would actually do this musical about Elizabeth. The musical Perry was writing in a way reflected his own life and decisions of the time. Perry did a lot of things in this that made me mad though, and totally explained why Gigi had to do what she did. I always hate when characters think if nothing really comes from a situation, they can just not bother telling their significant other about it. When it is so obvious that it could come back to bite them in the end, and would not be such a big deal if they’d just talked about it like a normal person as it happened. But as I said it was nice to be back in this world with these characters and get a look under the curtain of the other side of the story.

Review first published on Lisa Loves Literature.