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annaelle's review against another edition
5.0
Des intrigues qui s’enchevêtrent, des personnages féminins forts et la destinée d'un royaume à la merci de volontés personnelles... la fin ne donne qu'une envie : enchainer avec la suite
melineegout's review against another edition
5.0
J’ai encore une fois adoré ce livre! Décidément, cette saga ne déçoit pas. Les personnages sont toujours aussi géniaux et les intrigues absolument passionnantes,il est difficile de lâcher ce roman. L’évolution de Louis X est assez amusante et on arrive même à s’attacher un petit peu au personnage malgré son mauvais caractère. Mais la palme du meilleur personnage de ce volet reviens à Mahau d’Artois qui arrive à produire des coups plus sordides les uns que les autres.
imlizzie's review against another edition
4.0
Mon premier audio-book, j'ai beaucoup apprécié car la lecture est très vivante ! L'intrigue est toujours aussi passionnante et j'ai envie de lire le volume 4 dans ma lancée !
fernandoml's review against another edition
5.0
Once again, Maurice Druon knows how to put us right in the France of the late Middle Age. This book has more intrigue that its predecessors, every chapter makes a new step to the resolution of those intrigues that decided the future of a kingdom and history.
diexmx's review
adventurous
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
5.0
thisotherbookaccount's review against another edition
4.0
Another solid entry to the Accursed Kings series. While not nearly as politically driven as the last book, which I enjoyed immensely, this one deals mostly with the familial struggles, especially within the Artois branch of the family. My one complaint is that, like the last book, the title of the third book in the series is a giant spoiler -- if you, like me, know nothing about French history. Otherwise, it's another delicious book in the series that continues to up the ante for the characters. And I say "characters" because this is, after all, historical fiction, and, despite not knowing anything about the French monarchy, I am pretty sure Druon took some liberties with his characters. Still, even though you know the fate of some of these characters, you can't help but root for some for them (I am team Philip V and team Clemence of Hungary).
Definitely can't wait for the next book.
Definitely can't wait for the next book.
alternbruno's review against another edition
4.0
Felipe ha muerto, lo sucede Luis X en el trono y su turbulencia no ha dejado dormir a Francia hasta que consigue a una esposa nueva. ¿Califica como spoiler decir que Luis X muere luego de dos años de reinado? El libro se concentra en relatar cómo Luis contrae segundas nupcias y las intrigas tejidas por la corte en esos años porque la balanza del poder jamás se mantiene estática.
Más allá de eso, es un libro que trata sobre un entramado relacional que estira los lazos de consanguinidad para tocar un poder que es a la vez de la realeza, político y económico. La parentela de los reyes cruza territorios enormes porque son los intercambios familiares quienes dan sentido a la articulación de los nobles. Paralelo a esto, Druon enfatiza cuestiones como que un noble caído en desgracia sigue teniendo su nobleza como un blasón que lo distingue incluso de aquellos que han conquistado la riqueza material. Todos estos pequeños matices dan una textura impresionante a la reconstrucción de texturas importantes: la vida cotidiana, el mundo económico, las diferenciaciones sociales, etc.
Más allá de eso, es un libro que trata sobre un entramado relacional que estira los lazos de consanguinidad para tocar un poder que es a la vez de la realeza, político y económico. La parentela de los reyes cruza territorios enormes porque son los intercambios familiares quienes dan sentido a la articulación de los nobles. Paralelo a esto, Druon enfatiza cuestiones como que un noble caído en desgracia sigue teniendo su nobleza como un blasón que lo distingue incluso de aquellos que han conquistado la riqueza material. Todos estos pequeños matices dan una textura impresionante a la reconstrucción de texturas importantes: la vida cotidiana, el mundo económico, las diferenciaciones sociales, etc.
ricparks's review against another edition
4.0
Not quite up to the last two of the series but then they were masterworks and this is just a really great novel. I feel like Druon was right there watching it all as it happened so he could report it all cynically back to us. I hope to read the series again in a decade or two.
srash's review against another edition
5.0
Now on Book 3, and the series remains incredibly entertaining. King Louis continues to be an incompetent fool, though this time with a new queen who slowly starts to realize she married into a very dark situation. Meanwhile, royal cousins Robert and Mahaut (whose combined scheming prowess could easily generate its own spinoff) escalate their already extravagant rivalry via fomenting revolt, cultivating new alliances, and dabbling in poison. All while pretending to be extraordinarily innocent and much aggrieved at how unfairly they're treated by each other and the crown.