A love story. Maybe, maybe not. Perspective is everything. Optics. The story of Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler is complicated. White privilege. Money. Pride. Betrayal. Love. I wanted more grit in the ending of Cruz’s trilogy. She gives her reader a realistic view of life after the Revolutionary War as America grapples with creating a new nation. She also shows the struggles of those same Americans as they grapple with the idea of a “classless” society. Overall, the trilogy gives young adult readers a jumping off point into history. Forgiveness. Respect. Love. Cruz gives us a perspective that “raw” history cannot. A love story.
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