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Fatal Throne by Linda Sue Park, Jennifer Donnelly, Candace Fleming, M.T. Anderson, Stephanie Hemphill, Lisa Ann Sandell, Deborah Hopkinson

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ohclaire's review against another edition

3.0

It was pretty dynamic, I liked the different voices of each queen. Idk I don't read a lot of historical fiction, but I feel like this was a good intro to the Wives of Henry VIII.

tiabulla1028's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

mad41's review

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informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

khumphreyson's review against another edition

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dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

charlee_12's review

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dark informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

thepaige_turner's review against another edition

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4.0

I REALLY loved this! It's a nice overview of each wife, though I could have done without the Henry parts because honestly? Don't care. But seriously, so great.

jilljemmett's review

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4.0

This book is a collection of stories about the six wives of King Henry VIII. Each short story about one of the wives was also accompanied by a passage from Henry’s perspective.

I liked that each story told the wives stories from different times in their lives. Some of them told how they became his wife, while others showed the women at the end of their lives. Each story was told from the perspective of the wives, so they can finally let their story be heard.

Fatal Throne is a great story for fans of Henry VIII’s wives!

Content warnings: death, adultery, miscarriage