A review by hallht98
The Embroidered Book by Kate Heartfield
1.0
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for an ARC.
I'm not typically a huge fan of books that are based on the lives of real-life people, but Marie Antoinette fascinates me, so I requested this ARC. This book did not live up to my expectations in the slightest. I dnf'd around 14%. I wanted so badly to get through this, but this is so well-encapsulating of the full life that we don't get hints of excitement at all this far in the book. I need more to hook me and keep my attention than the intrigue of royals and hidden magic. When there is no big adventure beyond the palace walls, there is nothing for me to enjoy at the start.
I'm not typically a huge fan of books that are based on the lives of real-life people, but Marie Antoinette fascinates me, so I requested this ARC. This book did not live up to my expectations in the slightest. I dnf'd around 14%. I wanted so badly to get through this, but this is so well-encapsulating of the full life that we don't get hints of excitement at all this far in the book. I need more to hook me and keep my attention than the intrigue of royals and hidden magic. When there is no big adventure beyond the palace walls, there is nothing for me to enjoy at the start.