A review by daiinty
Mistress of the Revolution by Catherine Delors

4.0

i would if i could give half-stars i would give this book a 3.5, but for the sheer amount of research delores did to make this novel historically accurate is the reason i’m giving a 4 instead of a 3. the romance aspect of the book just didn’t do it for me because all of the men were insufferable and the MC is just kind of swept along for the ride, but for that reason i also thought it felt realistic??? i liked how this was done as a “memoir” and we are getting these accounts of the revolution from someone who just happens to be swept up in court life, not directly in the action (though we definitely do get to see some action). it really felt as if i were reading a memoir of an exiled noble woman who survived the revolution.