I'm a sucker for historical fiction, so this one was a no-brainer for me. But it went beyond the HF I've read in the past and I am just so enamored with what I just read - though this is also proof that I didn't retain a thing from my European history class. Oh well.

I found all of our heroines charming and inspiring, while also having flaws (okay, maybe not Adrienne). They were beautifully written and came alive on the page.