Review: The Tigress of Forlì: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici

The Tigress of Forlì: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici by Elizabeth Lev
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received this as part of the IHG Rewards program.

I have never been a history person, and I guess half a millennium is too long ago for much more than a recounting of a timeline, which is how I felt about this book. She traveled here, she had this child, she suffered this loss, next!

I know very little history, so I also don't know the context of this world at all. I had never heard of Caterina Sforza before this book, but this makes me guess that there have been many admirable women in history I'd never heard of.

This reminds me of how I felt about An American Princess from a while back. I swear I've read history nonfiction that doesn't make me feel this way, but I wonder if it's a matter of how long ago something took place or just the writing style of the authors.

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