I liked this book because I learned a lot about Abraham Lincoln and how he worked to abolish slavery. I learned how he worked with the northern states to fight against the southern states to free the slaves.

Good.

It wasn't my cup of tea, but I'm not sure if I can quantify why--perhaps it's because I felt the romance was a bit all over the place; as a reader I was rooting for Tian Bai, partially because it felt like that was who Li lan wanted to be with for a majority of the novel. Intellectually, I recognized/knew that Er Lang made more sense for Li lan, but I had not yet fully switched to rooting for Er Lang before the novel ended. The writing also at times felt a bit distanced (emotionally) but that was a smaller concern for me.

Good

I like this one. I like everything in it.

I could not put this book down! it was edge of your seat reading! Loved it!!!!

The tale of the redemption of a sociopath through the power of love and protecting children.

Overall, enjoyed it but I felt they spent too much time with Francesca and Michael fighting their attraction vs. them actually enjoying being together. Plus, I wasn't sure how I felt about Francesca ending up being able to get pregnant in the 2nd epilogue because I think it sends a message (in some ways) that she couldn't really be happy without a child.

My favorite part was when the volcano erupted.

Overall, this was an enjoyable novel and par for the course for a Bridgerton romance. However, I wished there was more interactions between the twins and Eloise and/or Phillip.