A review by nicole1832
The Widow Queen by Elżbieta Cherezińska

Did not finish book. Stopped at 42%.
The writing's good, the history's interesting, and most episodes captured my interest. But, ultimately, the characters are just really flat. There isn't enough psychological depth to any of them. And the main factor that made me stop reading was that three sisters all fall in instalove with the same man, and there's no concrete reason for it. Romance without an emotional foundation is a pet peeve, and so is female characters whose primary motivations are romantic.