The selfishness of Nicole is too much in this book. Her judgemental attitudes coupled with her own sanctimonious and duplicitous behaviors make her character unlikeable.

Kyle has turned into a spineless, pussy-whipped character. It seems Kyle's only purpose in this book is to take care of pregnant Nicole and attempt to get her to understand that most historical stories do not have happy endings.

I found myself skipping over 90% of the Nicole chapters; I'd much rather read the historical chapters.

Also, the constant references to the pandemic aren't needed.

I'm incredibly disappointed in this series and highly doubt I'll read the next book. It's disappointing because until now, Irina Shapiro has been one of my "guarantee" authors - as in guarantees a good story.