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goingmissing's review
4.0
This was absolutely delightful! It's a collection of three novellas and they were all lovely in different ways, and linked together through their varying interactions with the battle of Yorktown and having come into contact with Hamilton either themselves, or through family. There were excellent tropes and diversity and 2/3 stories were about queer characters.
My favourite was In Pursuit Of... because it was joyous and included wonderful quotes such as:
Oh, Henry thought. Oh. That’s what this is. It was… Friendship, but warmer. Care, but with a softness to it. It was a journey shared, coming closer to the end with every day.
“I don’t know what to say to you except this,” John murmured. “You have not been frivolous to me. You have been the foundation on which this journey is built. You have been necessary.”
There's also a lot of cheese in it. LOTS OF CHEESE. And boys being idiots in love.
By far the best Hamilton-related fiction I've read so far. There are some really interesting historical notes at the end of the book with background on the inspiration for the characters, which I found really added to the experience for me.
I've already purchased another Courtney Milan book to try out some more historical romance :D
My favourite was In Pursuit Of... because it was joyous and included wonderful quotes such as:
“I don’t know what to say to you except this,” John murmured. “You have not been frivolous to me. You have been the foundation on which this journey is built. You have been necessary.”
There's also a lot of cheese in it. LOTS OF CHEESE. And boys being idiots in love.
By far the best Hamilton-related fiction I've read so far. There are some really interesting historical notes at the end of the book with background on the inspiration for the characters, which I found really added to the experience for me.
I've already purchased another Courtney Milan book to try out some more historical romance :D
karisannakathryn's review
5.0
What a fantastic trio of romances, telling the stories that might well have been but have never been told! The first story was sad but beautiful, the second story delightfully fun and full of hilarious banter (and cheese!), and the third was what originally drew me to this collection, a story of love forbidden and feared, and it delivered everything it promised. I loved all of these so much! The subtle tie-ins from one story to another and the historical notes make the collection even better.
ryner's review
4.0
A pleasing collection of three romantic novellas of the Revolutionary War, tied together by a common (peripheral) theme of Colonel Alexander Hamilton.
In "Promised Land," Rachel is serving the patriot cause in the guise of Corporal Ezra Jacobs, when one day she suddenly spots a man who could ruin everything: her husband. This was a cute story, and Rachel was a kick-ass heroine, but Nathan's fecklessness made me somewhat doubtful of the potential of their reunion.
In "The Pursuit of ..." John, an American patriot, and Henry, a British deserter, begin as enemies attempting to kill one another, but end up journeying together on a 500-mile walk to reunite John with his family. I enjoyed this story most of the three. It was very sweet.
In "That Could Be Enough," Mercy Alston works in the household of Eliza Hamilton, Alexander's widow, who is compiling a memoir of sorts, interviewing seemingly every individual who has ever met her husband. As Mercy does all of the note-taking, she is present when force-of-nature Andromeda Stiel shows up to tell her story. And in Andromeda Mercy senses an upending of her calm, orderly life. A hopeful, uplifting tale.
In "Promised Land," Rachel is serving the patriot cause in the guise of Corporal Ezra Jacobs, when one day she suddenly spots a man who could ruin everything: her husband. This was a cute story, and Rachel was a kick-ass heroine, but Nathan's fecklessness made me somewhat doubtful of the potential of their reunion.
In "The Pursuit of ..." John, an American patriot, and Henry, a British deserter, begin as enemies attempting to kill one another, but end up journeying together on a 500-mile walk to reunite John with his family. I enjoyed this story most of the three. It was very sweet.
In "That Could Be Enough," Mercy Alston works in the household of Eliza Hamilton, Alexander's widow, who is compiling a memoir of sorts, interviewing seemingly every individual who has ever met her husband. As Mercy does all of the note-taking, she is present when force-of-nature Andromeda Stiel shows up to tell her story. And in Andromeda Mercy senses an upending of her calm, orderly life. A hopeful, uplifting tale.
hannahsatreat's review
5.0
This was a wonderful trio of inclusive romances set in the context of Revolutionary/post-Revolutionary war America. I was new to all three authors, and I look forward to checking out more from them! I recommend to Hamilton fans, history fans, or historical romance lovers.
writerlibrarian's review
4.0
I liked all three novellas equally. All had something diffenrent that made them unique : faith, m/m, f/f. For romance reader that are fans of Hamilton it’s a must. Diverse pairings, lots of fun.
kimalah's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
tracydurnell's review
4.0
I enjoy all three authors, and wasn't disappointed here. I disliked the framing story (even though it was true), which I think led me to like the third story the least, even though it was good. My favorite was Courtney Milan's story, but I also really enjoyed Rose Lerner's, where I thought the characterization was done especially well.
em_reads_books's review
4.0
Picked this up because I love 2/3 of the authors and have been recommended Rose Lerner as a new favorite a dozen times. I was a bit skeptical of the Hamilton angle, but if anyone can pull off smutty historical Broadway fanfic as fully realized stories, these authors can. And they did! There's a lot to love, and to laugh and cry at, in each one.
I love that you can see a little bit of Hamilton - at least, the Hamilton I know from the musical - in all the main characters. One of the heroes in all three stories talks too dang much, which is a delightfully subtle-but-not-THAT-subtle reference. But all of them share some of his ambition, intellect, and complicated patriotism, too.
I think Alyssa Cole's story was my favorite - I'm usually not a huge fan of novellas, and this one was particularly short. But I was blown away by how she packed such deep characterization and historical context into so few pages about such a brief courtship.
I love that you can see a little bit of Hamilton - at least, the Hamilton I know from the musical - in all the main characters. One of the heroes in all three stories talks too dang much, which is a delightfully subtle-but-not-THAT-subtle reference. But all of them share some of his ambition, intellect, and complicated patriotism, too.
I think Alyssa Cole's story was my favorite - I'm usually not a huge fan of novellas, and this one was particularly short. But I was blown away by how she packed such deep characterization and historical context into so few pages about such a brief courtship.
conniejoy529's review
5.0
This was a very interesting read for me. I'd read and greatly enjoyed Courtney Milan and Alyssa Cole before but this my first time reading Rose Lerner. Lerner's is the first story in the anthology and I have to say that it's different from anything I've read before. Of course I've read the woman disguised as man trope before, but the situation and characters Lerner created were truly unique. I'm a geek. I love learning about new things and the language and culture shared by Nathan and Rachel were definitely new to me. I spent a lot of time clicking on words to get their definition or linking to Wikipedia. It made for slower reading but I really enjoyed it. I loved Nathan. He was awkwardly awesome. I had mixed feeling about Rachel after learning their back story but I really warmed up to her in the end.
The Courtney Milan and the Alyssa Cole were both amazing as usual.
The Courtney Milan and the Alyssa Cole were both amazing as usual.
morganmcdub's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5