Rarely does a literary release create as much buzz as Caro Claire Burke’s Yesteryear has this past month. The plot is just that compelling — a famous tradwife influencer is transported to the 1800s, and is forced to actually live the American Pioneer-style lifestyle she has been preaching to her millions of social media followers. Genius!

It’s become an instant global bestseller and, reportedly, film star Anne Hathaway secured the screen rights two years before it even released. But does the book live up to the hype?