PositiveThe New York Times Book ReviewAt times it feels too interior. More historical context and outside perspectives — contemporary observations and comparisons with contemporaries — would help readers see Louisa as others saw her and place her in the broader world that helped define her ... for Louisa Adams, feelings, questions and doubt formed the core dynamic of her life, and Louisa admirably captures that murky mental landscape. In doing so, it fulfills one of her innermost goals: It shows her to be a woman who was.
