3.5
A little repetitive, but that's the style. Not quite sure if she was merited the title if Cleverest woman of France or Europe, but how often are people completely deserving of titles that others give them.
Good pacing, some good wit, although not as much as I was expecting, some romance that bordered on sappy, but wasn't too much. It was the excellent time period and concept that got me to pick it up.