Alex & Eliza by Melissa de la Cruz

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Alex and Eliza (Alex & Eliza, #1)

In the war-torn colonies, Cathrine Schuyler is eager to marry off her three daughters: Angelica, Eliza, and Peggy. The three will find love during the revolution.  1777, a winters ball. Three beautiful girls, three dashing suitors, and a romance that will go down in history (literally).

When the aide-de-camp to General Washington stepped into the room, Eliza's heart went boom. But that's not how it went. And so we follow America's greatest love story- Alexander Hamilton and Eliza Schuyler.

I for one absolutely loved this book! As soon as I picked it up, I could not put it down! There were so many complications on Alex's and Eliza's road to love. I like that we see a lot of character development between these two. Unlike the musical Hamilton, Alexander and Eliza did not fall instantly in love.

Melissa de la Cruz did an amazing job of building the world, the characters, and the plot. There are two other books in this series: Love & War and All For One. The covers of the three books match up perfectly. The covers match the Schuyler Sisters dresses from the musical. It goes in the order from the oldest being Angelica to the last book having a yellow cover to match Peggy.

If you like this book, I would recommend reading Hamilton and Peggy by L.M. Elliott. 

Page Count: 368 pages (Hardcover)

Published: April 11, 2017

Genre: Historical Fiction

Series: Alex & Eliza book 1

My Rating: 5 stars

Buy this book!

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Avery said…
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AND PEGGY
May 13, 2020 at 8:59 AM
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