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neen_mai's review
2.0
Didn't get the same feeling like what I got from Rebel Bride, previous book in the series.
jasmyn9's review
4.0
Rose Bride is my absolute favorite of the Lust in the Tudor Court series by Elizabeth Moss. I think seeing the court from a different perspective, but still close enough to all the nobility and even the King, really allowed the book to weave its own story while still giving that amazing Tudor feel.
I did not like Margerie the first time I met her. I thought she was a little bit up in everyone's business, but I was quickly proven wrong. She's a sweet woman that has had her past manipulated and she has only recently come into her own self.
Virgil was a great character. Trying his best to help King Henry get his new queen pregnant, he has to resort to some new herbs and medicine, but he isn't allowed to use them on the King until he has tested them himself. I loved how this set up some very interesting confrontations between him and Margerie.
I wish there was more to the series, but it also ended in a really great place for all our characters. I think this is a series (especially book three) that I will have to revisit again sometime soon.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
I did not like Margerie the first time I met her. I thought she was a little bit up in everyone's business, but I was quickly proven wrong. She's a sweet woman that has had her past manipulated and she has only recently come into her own self.
Virgil was a great character. Trying his best to help King Henry get his new queen pregnant, he has to resort to some new herbs and medicine, but he isn't allowed to use them on the King until he has tested them himself. I loved how this set up some very interesting confrontations between him and Margerie.
I wish there was more to the series, but it also ended in a really great place for all our characters. I think this is a series (especially book three) that I will have to revisit again sometime soon.
**I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book**
critterbee's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable, full of lust and bits of history.
I enjoy reading about the Tudor age, if only I could stop thinking about how dirty and unwashed everyone was then! The characters are well written, although not strictly historically correct. Not a lot of people were likable. Probably true of the era?
Anyways, Moss's treatment of the historical content was done very well. I felt the flavour of the age, with the unsettling fear of offending the monarch that surrounded just about everyone then. The story focused on the sexy times much more then the story or rather the non-sexy times.
**eARC Netgalley**
I enjoy reading about the Tudor age, if only I could stop thinking about how dirty and unwashed everyone was then! The characters are well written, although not strictly historically correct. Not a lot of people were likable. Probably true of the era?
Anyways, Moss's treatment of the historical content was done very well. I felt the flavour of the age, with the unsettling fear of offending the monarch that surrounded just about everyone then. The story focused on the sexy times much more then the story or rather the non-sexy times.
**eARC Netgalley**
turtlemagix's review
4.0
As someone who loves the Tudors & historical romance, I was super excited to read this one. I didn’t know it was the third in a series until I read more about it but it read very much as a stand-alone. It did lose a little steam for me after Marjorie became pregnant, but I really enjoyed this one.
jerrel's review
challenging
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
suzanne's review
4.0
A really lovely book ending this fun trilogy set in Anne Boleyn's time. The first and third are definitely the best. Hero and heroine are both strong in this one. I was surprised how much I liked the heroine, considering the first book.
mildy_lozza's review
3.0
Not bad. Better than book 2 was in this series.
I didn't really enjoy the overall ending of this book. It felt a little rushed for my liking.
But other than that I really enjoyed Margerie and Virgil's love story and was happy with the way they came together.
Plus lets be honest I enjoy anything to do with the Tudor court.
I didn't really enjoy the overall ending of this book. It felt a little rushed for my liking.
But other than that I really enjoyed Margerie and Virgil's love story and was happy with the way they came together.
Plus lets be honest I enjoy anything to do with the Tudor court.
beth5677's review against another edition
2.0
**** I received this book from the publisher through Net-galley in exchange for an honest review.
This the third book in the Lust in the Tudor Court Trilogy. The three stories do intertwine all happening at the same time but loosely connected. This was my least favorite of the three books. I found it hard to connect or care about the main characters. It is good series and if you enjoy Sylvia Day’s historical romance you should give this series a try too.
This the third book in the Lust in the Tudor Court Trilogy. The three stories do intertwine all happening at the same time but loosely connected. This was my least favorite of the three books. I found it hard to connect or care about the main characters. It is good series and if you enjoy Sylvia Day’s historical romance you should give this series a try too.
ruthsic's review
2.0
The earlier two books in the series, revolving around characters in the Tudor court, was sort of okay. They had a good story, fiery female leads and a healthy dose of hot sex scenes. This one, well, it went more Fifty Shades than the other two, with the story centering around Mistress Croft, Wolf's old flame, and a rumored courtesan. She, however, doesn't even have the experience that her reputation claims she has - but she doesn't refute the rumors, because she doesn't anyway hope to get married. Her meeting with Virgil, one of the court physicians sets off a connection between the two of them, culminating in lots of - you guessed it right - sexy scenes. He is sort of a dom and she is submissive (code for doormat in fiction) and while he knows about her past, he isn't really mindful of it as long as he gets to do his experiments. He is working on a medieval Viagra for the King Henry, and made himself the lab rat to test his potion on.
Now, this being a period drama, of course there is a healthy dose of misogyny involved, but Virgil just grossed me out as a lead. He thinks she is another Lord's mistress, and doesn't show any objection to it, until the time comes that he has to marry her. Her deal with that Lord is a secret, and so she never tells a soul that she isn't even sleeping with that Lord. But people all around her think the worst, and she doesn't even hesitate to forgive them. Even Virgil is more of an asshole than a lover, and honestly even Wolf seems better than him at this point. That's a shame, because Wolf actually was a possessive jealous husband. The problem with all the male leads throughout this series was their sexism, but this one just took the cake. Half the time, I wanted her to walk out of his life and never look back, not beg for his forgiveness. Pretty disappointing this book turned out to be.
Now, this being a period drama, of course there is a healthy dose of misogyny involved, but Virgil just grossed me out as a lead. He thinks she is another Lord's mistress, and doesn't show any objection to it, until the time comes that he has to marry her. Her deal with that Lord is a secret, and so she never tells a soul that she isn't even sleeping with that Lord. But people all around her think the worst, and she doesn't even hesitate to forgive them. Even Virgil is more of an asshole than a lover, and honestly even Wolf seems better than him at this point. That's a shame, because Wolf actually was a possessive jealous husband. The problem with all the male leads throughout this series was their sexism, but this one just took the cake. Half the time, I wanted her to walk out of his life and never look back, not beg for his forgiveness. Pretty disappointing this book turned out to be.
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