Having finished the trilogy, I think I can honestly say that there is absolutely nothing here that I didn't already know about these sisters. My overall complaint about it is that there is no bibliography, notes section, or index in the actual physical copies of the books. This, in my opinion, is a huge drawback.

For this specific volume, I have a couple of issues. Firstly, the back cover of the book indicates "This is the second part of a royal trilogy..." Wrong. This is the third part. The designer did a horrible cut and paste job there. Next, the death of Alix and Minnie's father, King Christian IX of Denmark, was covered twice, almost word-for-word, in different sections of the book. I found myself with a puzzled expression on my face, thinking "Didn't I just read that?" Also, when you spell Queen Elizabeth II's name with an "s", it's just sloppy. She doesn't spell it that way, never has, never will.

However, if you want an entertaining read about a fabulous set of sisters. By all means, these books are for you. I appreciate the huge amount of research done, however, a lot of pure gossip is treated as fact. Be careful. ( )