A really entertaining book which I thoroughly enjoyed, even though it at times felt like a soap opera. The author does a good job of providing context from previous books in the series without belaboring the point. And of wrapping up the current story while setting the reader up for the next volume. The characters were interesting, there was always a new crisis, and the portrayal of Napoleon's expedition to Egypt from a soldier's point of view as eye-opening. My only quibble is the title--the events in this book are told just as much from the male protagonist's POV as the female's, so Her Own War seems like an odd title. But I would definitely recommend this book!