Carolyn Bessette was an interesting person. She was a light in the lives of her friends. She was talented and determined at her job. She was strong, she was vivacious, and she was a person in her own right. It is sad that people only remember her as the wife of John F. Kennedy Jr, and even sadder that some people didn't know they were married at all and just assumed she was some little plaything of his. People have a really unhealthy obsession with celebrities and families like the Kennedy family, and the tabloid coverage of her was disgraceful in 99% of the cases. She could have done better than this, and probably still been alive and thriving.

The book was exceptionally well researched. I learned a great deal about her life and career, as short as it was. The only real complaint I have about this book is that it seemed like every five sentences the author was waxing poetic about how otherworldly her beauty was. While she was an attractive woman, there was no need for all of that. She wasn't astonishingly beautiful, the likes of which the world has never seen. I thought the constant mention of her great beauty was unnecessary and overkill. Otherwise, it was a solid book.