And historical fiction is no easy feat to write! Staying historically accurate but also making the story entertaining and relatable, oof.

Melissa de la Cruz, once again does an excellent job of weaving together a story that is unlike anything that has come before it. It’s also been a really long time since I’ve read any historical fiction set in this time period. I would still definitely recommend this to those of you who have seen/listened to it, because you will have a vastly different reading experience than me).

Probably even more so, since I was able to wholly enjoy it for being its own entity and not one that was shrouded in the Broadway production (at least for me. I know, crazy! That aside, I still really enjoyed this book. #books #bookstagram #bibliophile #amreading #bookworm #booklove #booklover #goodreads #bookaddict #booklr #bookshimmy #instaboooks #igreads #booknerigans #ireadya #yalit #yalovin #youngault #yareads #bookblogger #bookblog #becauseofreading #alexandeliza #melissadelacruzĭisclaimer: I’ve never watched/listened to Hamilton.Yet another one on my TBR that I need to get to ❤❤👌🏻👌🏻

In the pages of Alex and Eliza, #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz brings to life the romance of young Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler. And when Alex and Eliza meet that fateful night, so begins an epic love story that would forever change the course of American history. 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. 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. 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. Source: Sent to me via the publisher in exchange for an honest reviewįrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Witches of East End and The Descendants comes the love story of young Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler.Īs 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.

Genres: Young Adult, Romance, Historical Fiction Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers on April 11, 2017 Alex & Eliza: A Love Story by Melissa de la Cruz

Alex & eliza a love story