This book sets out to tell how Zorro became the Zorro of legends that we've all seen in movies and does a great job. Allende is a beautiful writer and more than does the subject justice. She includes a ton of historical events and places making it read like historical fiction. I really enjoyed having the background filled in and loved that she ends the book with a more typical Zorro adventure.

This book was entertaining and very well written. Although it is a story many of us know well it illuminates the background of the reasons why Zorro became the person he was without being tedious. There are few books everyone in are book club likes but this was one of them.