Alex and Eliza (Alex & Eliza, #1)

Posted on 03 November 2017 by Melissa de la Cruz

Their romance shaped a nation The rest was history.1777 Albany, New York As battle cries of the American Revolution echo in the distance, servants flutter about preparing for one of New York society s biggest events the Schuylers grand ball Descended from two of the oldest and most distinguished bloodlines in New York, the Schuylers are proud to be one of their fledgling country s founding families, and even prouder still of their three daughters Angelica, with her razor sharp wit Peggy, with her dazzling looks and Eliza, whose beauty and charm rival that of both her sisters, though she d rather be aiding the colonists cause than dressing up for some silly ball Still, she can barely contain her excitement when she hears of the arrival of one Alexander Hamilton, a mysterious, rakish young colonel and General George Washington s right hand man Though Alex has arrived as the bearer of bad news for the Schuylers, he can t believe his luck as an orphan, and a bastard one at that to be in such esteemed company And when Alex and Eliza meet that fateful night, so begins an epic love story that would forever change the course of American history. Read Alex and Eliza (Alex & Eliza, #1) By Melissa de la Cruz – kino-fada.fr 11 2 16 I WILL NEVER BE SATISFIED UNTIL I READ THIS BOOKNO, I M NOT WILLING TO WAIT FOR ITWHEN I TALK ABOUT WANTING THIS BOOK NONSTOP, EVERYONE WILL SAY, WE KNOW I HOPE I CAN STAY ALIVE AFTER FINISHING I...Ok, I should probably preface this by saying that I have never seen heard that Hamilton musical But that also means I was able to approach this as a regular historical YA romance and just look at the story as it is I didn t have any preconceived ideas about how the characters should be, so my take on it might be slightly different.I ended up really enjoying this book The author had to take some creative freedom with Alex and Eliza s lives, but I liked what she came up with The story mostly Ok, I should probably preface this by saying that I have never seen heard that Hamilton musical But that also means I was able to approach this as a regular historical YA romance and just look at the story as it is I didn t have any preconceived ideas about how the characters should be, so my take on it might be slightly different.I ended up really enjoying this book The author had to take some creative freedom with Alex and Eliza s lives, but I liked what she came up with The story mostly spans the time between their meeting and marriage this should not be a spoiler There were certain areas I wanted to seeof in order to getinto the story, buuuut I get that it s probably hard when you have to work around real events It was mostly just fun to see someone else s take on well known historical figures.I liked that we got t...WOAH, WOAH, WOAH HOLD UP IS THIS WHAT I THINK IT IS A YA RETELLING OF HAMILTON FUCK YES, I NEEDED THIS YESTERDAY. 2.5 5 starsI would be giving this book two stars, as it was so incredibly boring, but it was full of Hamilton references and that alone bumps it up a star Overall, this book almost put me asleep multiple times This was not written by Lin Manuel Miranda, and, for some reason, my heart was expecting it was In other words, this is nothing like Hamilton If you hope to enjoy it, then I would suggest should disconnecting both stories from your mind and see them as separate entities I didn t I 2.5 5 starsI would be giving this book two stars, as it was so incredibly boring, but it was full of Hamilton references and that alone bumps it up a star Overall, this book almost put me asleep multiple times This was not written by Lin Manuel Miranda, and, for some reason, my heart was expecting it was In other words, this is nothing like Hamilton If you hope to enjoy it, then I would suggest should disconnecting both stories from your mind and see them as...I will admit that everything I know about Hamilton I ve learned from LMM, and perhaps that s my own downfall going into this book I wanted to love this so much I wanted to see the delicious banter that is hinted at in the musical Instead, Angelica comes across as bitter, Peggy insipid, and Eliza naive I saw nothing of the smart, charismatic girls I was expecting Yes, the moments between Alex and Eliza are eventually sweet, there is a lot of book to get through before those moments happen T I will admit that everything I know about Hamilton I ve learned from LMM, and perhaps that s my own downfall going into this book I wanted to love this so much I wanted to see the delicious banter that is hinted at in the musical Instead, Angelica comes across as bitter, Peggy insipid, and Eliza naive I saw nothing of the smart, charismatic girls I was expecting Yes, the moments between Alex and Eliza are eventually sweet, there is a lot of book to get through before those moments happen The history side of ...Exquisite A truly great and very endearing love story The honor, self sacrifice, and era are reminiscent of Pride and Prejudice I was not expecting to love it so much A must read if you re a Jane Austen fanThis is honestly a really hard book for me to rate and review I have a lot of mixed feelings so it s hard for me to decide on a solid rating.Now first off to clarify, this is not a rip off of Hamilton the musical The inspiration for this came from the author seeing the musical, but it tells an entirely different story This is just what the title says, a love story However, it s a different love story than the one we see in Hamilton the musical which I will be just referring to as Hamilton f This is honestly a really hard book for me to rate and review I have a lot of mixed feelings so it s hard for me to decide on a solid rating.Now first off to clarify, this is not a rip off of Hamilton the musical The inspiration for t...DNF at 1 3 of the way through.I think I ll try this one again in the future but I m really disappointed by this The writing is not good at all The inner monologue and explanations of the Revolutionary War is really dry and the dialogue is eye rolling and vapid There is absolutely no charm behind Hamilton or Eliza s characters and De La ...BEFORE READING I don t know shit about Hamilton But I m interested SIGN ME UP AFTER READING I still don t know shit about Hamilton You re probably like, Wtf does that make sense Yes, I don t know shit but you can t blame me This book was straight up info dump It just never ended I found myself fighting off sleep like I couldn t pay attention AND I JUST SJHJSHJHJABMBMHSKHSKJHSJKS I was supposed to like this because I wanted to understand the big hype over this Hamilton dude BEFORE READING I don t know shit about Hamilton But I m interested SIGN ME UP AFTER READING I still don t know shit about Hamilton You re probably like, Wtf does that make sense Yes, I don t know shit but you can t blame me This book was straight up info dump It just never ended I found myself fighting off sleep like I couldn t pay attention AND I JUST SJHJSHJHJABMBMHSKHSKJHSJKS I was supposed to like this because I wanted to understand the big hype over this Hamilton dude I ended up skimming majority of this book because my brain was likeNope, NOT TODAY We re not reading thisThe only info I know about this Hamilton dude was that he was an aide de camp of George Washington Now, I don t know what the fuck an aide de camp is and I m 9000000% sure that somewhere within the info dump, it was explained BUT nah man I ended up relying on my dear buddy Google Aide de camp a military officer acting as a confidential assistant to a senior officer What else do I know Oh, he s young, handsome, a smart cookie...HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS

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03 November 2017

Melissa de la Cruz