by Melissa de la Cruz
G.P. Putnam’s Son’s, 2017. 358
pgs. Young Adult Historical Fiction
After a charged meeting one night at a Schuyler ball, Alexander
Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler do not meet again for two years. In February 1780, Eliza travels to Morristown,
New Jersey to assist her aunt and uncle in the war effort by inoculating
soldiers against smallpox. Morristown is also where George Washington is camped
for the winter, so Eliza and Alex run into one another multiple times
throughout the winter and spring. During this time, Eliza realizes that she
deeply cares for Alexander, but must do as her parents bid and marry for money.
After an unpleasant encounter with her rake of a fiancé, Alexander must save
Eliza before her unwelcomed wedding.
I found this book to be a sweet and charming story about Elizabeth and
Alexander. Not much known about their courtship, so much of the story is
fictional. The story felt authentic and engaging. I knew that they would end up
together by the end, so it felt a little slow at times. Overall, I enjoyed the
characters and the development of the relationship of Eliza and Alex. This is a
wonderful book for anyone who likes the play Hamilton, clean reads, or proper
romances.
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