The Second Empress: A Novel of Napoleon's Court (Napoleon's Court Novels)

I must admit I know nothing about Napoleon, his court or his reign as emperor of France. If this was taught in a world history course, I forgot it all. With that being said, I really liked the book. I found it to be a very easy read and it held my attention. Although I had nothing to compare it to, I enjoyed reading about this period in our history. The story is told from 3 different point of views-Pauline Bonaparte (Napoleon's sister), Marie Lucia (the 2nd Empress) and Paul Moreau (Pauline's servant). Each person gives us a look into the last years of Napoleon's reign. Sometimes these 3 voices sounded the same and I had to go back and see who was narrating bc there wasn't much distinction. I like Michelle Moran-have read several of her books-and she does a tremendous amount of research. Was just hoping for something more. There wasn't any great twist or shocking turn of events.