I wanted to like this more than I actually did. Historical adventure about a multiracial bi relationship? Sounded great! It ended up feeling pretty silly though. It wasn't exactly anachronistic, but the language just felt a little too modern to suck me into the time period. It was almost trying too hard. The plot was also lacking a bit. It started off great, but after the debacle in Versailles, it became a little hard to suspend my disbelief in some parts, and it seemed like things were just happening to the characters--sometimes randomly--more than anything else. And then the alchemy was just too much of a jump. I liked Monty though--he was a great, flawed character with a fun voice.