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Reviewed on June 1, 2025 | Young Adult
Gr 8 Up—This is Ridley's first foray into YA, after forging a path in adult historical romance. There are threads of that genre, loose historical nods to Industrialist France, and moments of romantic sparks. But overall, the stitches holding the scraps of her teen debut together keep unraveling. Here, poor-but-gifted seamstress Angélique, 18, somehow managed to jump from her dangerous factory job to working for a local Paris modiste. When the same factory proves fatal f...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
