I think the story of Sisi and Franz is fascinating and there is a reason Sisi is still popular today. Her life makes for an excellent story and I was so excited that Netflix is exploring it in TV and book form. Overall there is so much character grow for Sisi and Franz that creates a compelling narrative of how they become two critical figures in Austrian history.

But honestly this book didn't work for me. I knew going in that it was a collaboration with Netflix but ultimately this book felt like it was written too much like TV and not enough like a novel with pacing that draws the reader into the story. There were so many abrupt scene shifts in the story that would be jump cuts in a TV show that just did not work for me in a book. I am definitely more interested in checking out the show because I think the book shows how much promise the show has.