From the very first page, I struggled with reading this book. I could not get into the characters, I found the storyline very jumpy, and some plot details were just plain wrong. Going to a bookstore, and acting like this is a casual event? Books were extremely rare & very expensive and bookstores (by themselves) were limited to larger cities such as Boston & Philadelphia. Details like that, in what is supposed to be a historical fiction book, bugs me. It's one thing to change the facts to add more drama to the story - such as "The Other Boleyn Girl" and another thing to just simplify facts to the point where the retelling is just wrong.

It's a story with an interesting plot, and has its exciting moments to be sure. All in all, it's worth reading, but I wouldn't line up to buy the first copy, either.