The authors notes should be placed in FRONT of the book, not the last pages. But other than that I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It's really fun living through a part of history (and thanks to the author a lot of this is really true) in a great fiction story instead of just dates and facts! Putting feelings into the characters help to explain some of the religious beliefs and just how people might have really felt! The book has war, murder, mystery, history, and romance with true love throughout the whole story! I would recommend this book to anyone who has the time to read it! Well worth the effort, and it's still making me smile! --- I'm off to find the other books in this series! GREAT, enjoyable read!