Elizabeth B. (Cattriona) - reviewed on 2/22/2012 + 200 more book reviews

There is a lot of detail in this novel -- what this salon looked like, what color and fabric gown Lady So-and-so wore, how the title character's teeth were straightened with primitive braces. The details were interesting, but didn't leave much room for a story, so there wasn't one. The whole of this volume has Marie Antoinette preparing for her marriage to the dauphin of France, getting married, then trying to consummate her union. For 400 pages. It is the first in a trilogy, but I'll not bother to read the rest of the trilogy, as the first one didn't have enough action to keep me interested. Not recommended for any but the most devoted fans of Marie Antoinette.

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