I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. I love the cover. A really good book. Great for historical fiction readers.

Step back into the time when Jefferson is President and Burr is Vice President. Yes, this was back in the horse and carriage days, before even Louisiana became a state. Imagine for a moment that dueling is legal, as long as it follows specific rules. And imagine news is spread by newspaper or notes passed by horse riding courier.

Hamilton is the father of several children and married to Eliza. He has a successful career as an attorney and involved in politics. In fact, he helped write the Constitution and Bill of Rights. He was a General in the Army when America fought the British for independence. His eldest son Philip is eager to follow his fathers footsteps. At least, until he hears a rival politician speaking poorly of his father.

Philip was a young man with a potential political career in his future. At least until he and his friend Price were challenged to a duel. Pride will lead men to a duel, like it or not. Duels can be life or death. It did not go well for Philip. The result affected his family much more than he probably expected it to.

A couple years later Burr is up for an election and seemed the support of Hamilton. But Hamilton refused to based on prior experience with Burt. Hamilton attempts to avoid it, albeit not very hard, but ends up attempting to defend his honor like Philip did. Do these fuels ever end well?

Although it has a good storyline, I do find it hard to follow at times and the idea that toddlers speak in complete sentences bugged me way more than necessary. I give this book 4 out of 5 tiaras because of these reasons. Thank you to NetGalley and Diamonds Big as Radishes LLC for access to this title.

I really enjoyed reading this book, it was what I was looking for in a historical novel about Hamilton. The story was really well done and I thoroughly enjoyed going on this fictional journey.

I thought that this story of Hamilton’s life was very informative. It gave me some information before his rein to becoming the United States President. The drama, suspense and tragedy was written with good details. The writer did a good job with the book.

I will be honest, while written very well, it was very hard for me to get into this book. Great character development but I felt that it honestly dragged a little. I love history but I haven't really gotten into the story of Hamilton.

Most of what I know about Alexander Hamilton came from Lin Manuel Miranda's musical and high school history class. I enjoyed learning more, though I'm always really curious about which parts of the book are fact and which are fiction. I have other Hamilton reading material, so I will sort through that on my own. I liked the setup of this book- with sections about Philip Hamilton, Aaron Burr, The Governor's Race and The Duel. I'm definitely more curious about learning more about all of these people.

Special thanks to NetGalley for providing a digital copy in exchange for an honest review

Gahh I hate to do this, but it's a DNF for me. The writing is stilted and it's more of a tell instead of show sort of deal. It's a choppy jump form scene to scene without the proper flow I expect from any story, and it's just not something I can force myself to read even though I love anything having to do with Hamilton's history

Hamilton Choice is a book about Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. I've read several books about Hamilton and Burr and enjoyed them all. This book starts years before Hamilton looses a son to a duel. Hamilton enjoys his work as a lawyer and his family. His wife has provided him with many children and it’s clear he loves them dearly. He and Aaron Burr are old friends. He helped Burr financially several times so he was blindsided when Burr calls him out for speaking less than favorably at a dinner party that took place months before.

What it all comes down to is that Burr is furious that he lost a chance to be the governor of New York and Hamilton was instrumental in keeping Burr from that office. Burr simply wants revenge but he isn’t prepared for what happened when asks Hamilton for a public apology and Hamilton won’t give in. They arrange a duel and I think everyone knows how that turned out.

I liked this book very much but I do have a minor complaint. The author often used words and phrases that did not exist during that time period but this is a small thing. The author has a talent for making you feel like you were having dinner with Hamilton or an argument with Burr and the epilogue was heartbreaking even though centuries have passed and the characters are long dead.

This is going to be a DNF for me. I found the writing to be choppy and the dialogue to be underdeveloped. I just wasn’t grabbed by the story

Thank you NetGalley, Diamonds Big as Radishes and Jack Casey for an ARC in exchange for an honest book review.
Alexander Hamilton. Aaron Burr. Politics. Family. Triumphs. Failures. Duel.
I read this compelling historical novel in a weekend. Jack Casey dives into the dimensions, lives and minds of Hamilton, Burr politically and personally. The characters are well developed and identifiable. There is a richness and intimacy that Casey shares with the reader that allows one to become a part of the story. The relationship of Hamilton and his son brims with love but will suffer from guilt and unimaginable pain. Eliza Hamilton shines as wife and mother, cherishing her spouse, his keen intellect and his genius. The antics of the rascally Aaron Burr are illustrated beautifully. Jack Casey has authored an historical gem and I cannot praise it enough. It is a perfect read and highly recommended.