I’m pretty sure this should have been fantasy, because this was just too much for a simple love story. I expected a period romance, two friends touring Europe and falling in love midway through and instead I got highwaymen, alchemy and pirates. And not only the plot is a lot, the characters have a lot to deal with as well: abuse, homophobia, racism, death, sexism, ableism, alcoholism. They get robbed and kidnapped, punched, drugged, shot at and I’m pretty sure I forgot a few things so feel free to add to the list. Amidst all this we have a love story that basically drowns in this crazy amount of plot and keeps getting interrupted by miscommunication. It was as frustrating as it sounds. I tried, I really tried to like this but I feel like the author made it her personal goal to make sure I wouldn’t. This was not for me, sorry.
