The review contains spoilers!!!

This book was a journey, but really.  I can't really decide if I liked it or not and I'm really struggling with the rating right now. But maybe that's okay, I just need to get some sleep before I do anything rash. 4 stars for now, I'll decide later.
Yes, another Victorian book, and about Queen Victoria's daughter?  Yes, sorry I'm obsessed with history and them. This story starts with the early childhood years of Victoria (Vicky), the eldest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (they were very creative with the name Victoria in 4 generations), but by the end we get an adult, independent and very intelligent woman whose ambitions will steer the country of Prussia in a better direction (the later  German Empire)

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VICKY

Vicky was a very lovable personality.  Not only her parents' favorite, but mine too. She had so much courage and so much will to fight that it's unbelievable, thanks to her managed to partially realize her father's dreams. She cared about her children even though they caused so much trouble for her sometimes, but she was only their mother (and unlike her mother Victoria) she loved them very deeply and always wanted the best for them.  She was a very loyal and devoted wife to Fritz, theirs was a beautiful love story. Her relationship with her siblings was cute, especially with Alice, whom she met often.

FRIZT

When I say that I want a loyal husband, I will use him as an example.  He not only loved, but also protected Vicky, helped her through the most difficult times, through hell and hell, so that she could have the life she deserves by his side. He was definitely not a lover, but a soldier, but he still became one of the best husband and father when he got his family.

THE OTHERS

The beginning was so beautiful.  So, so beautiful, a wonderful family. I did well to read that book about her youth, because it made things easier to put together. Queen Victoria and Albert's married life and family simply brought me comfort that no one and nothing else could. Then came death. I can't tell you how much my soul wept when Albert died. I mean I knew about it, it's history, but even then my soul was torn apart. Everyone complained about Queen Victoria's rude manners and how she didn't care about her children so much, but no one thinks about the fact that she lost her husband, her soulmate, her partner, and she had to endure all this with a straight back. Honestly, I would have gone crazy in her place, I would have lost my mind from grief and sorrow. Still, she tried to do the best she could and really help her children, even when everything turned into hell for her.
Willy and the other children became the tip of my heart, the brightest stars in my sky. I don't really care what kind of disability they have, how hard it was sometimes for them to study and behave, in my eyes they have never done anything wrong. The others don't really deserve a word, because either I didn't get to know them enough or I hate them

It honestly portrayed the hardships of the Prussian court, the state of the country and the wars in a very authentic way, but I could have endured several chapters from Vicky's childhood, because it was still my favorite. I'm not saying it was a short read, nor that the plot was completely gripping, but it wasn't as bad as many people make it out to be. I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes historical fiction.