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soniavr's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
plaidpladd's review against another edition
5.0
This was just what I was hoping it would be. A Henry VIII/Gossip Girl mashup, but unlike both of those, everyone gets called out on their slut-shamey double standards.
jennifferoc's review against another edition
4.0
Very witty, especially with all the unique chapter titles. Sad to say that some kids are actually this mean to one another. Easy to read. Age appropriate for a young adult.
vampar's review against another edition
4.0
3.5. A bit slow but enjoyable for most of it. An interesting mix of Tudor history meets modern high school with a dash of girl power and a bit of snark. I enjoyed this despite the story going a bit long in many places. Not many surprises so to speak if you're familiar with Henry VIII and his six wives, but Capin still manages to put her own spin on things.
jessthebest123's review against another edition
4.0
This takes forever (forever being like close to 200 pages) to get into, however, I still surprisingly enjoyed it. It was dragging on at the start but once it picks up you just want to keep reading.
cupcates's review against another edition
2.0
this entire book reads like a viral, relatable twitter thread, which is to say the author sounds like "hello, fellow kids", and it's just . . . Not Good (see what i did there).
katkinney's review against another edition
4.0
Hilarious and quirky. Hannah Capin has a fun, snarky writing voice and this play off Henry the 8th and his wives gets fresh life in the form of Henry, high school guy, and his drama with all his girlfriends. Told from the perspective of “Cleves” or Annie, the fourth girlfriend, current BFF of Henry and ex, when she discovers two of his other exes have suffered mysterious demises, she and the rest of the girlfriend gang band together to figure out what’s going on. Awesome girl power. Great themes about toxic masculinity and the voice is SO. MUCH. FUN.
chinesa72's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death
effy's review against another edition
3.5
I was hyped to pick up this book as I really enjoyed Foul is Fair when it first came out. What I didn't realise when I picked this up was that it is a retelling of the life of Henry VIII and his wives. This book is essentially what Six would be if it were a book. Henry does feature in the story but it is much more focused on the "queens" and in particular getting to the bottom of an explosion that Annie Boleyn supposedly caused.
I feel like a lot of my brain power reading this book was spent trying to match the characters to the historical people even though their names weren't exactly changed by much 🤦♂️ I think this book did a good job of reimagining these historical figures in a contemporary setting. Overall the story didn't hold too many surprises as the two dead queens are the ones that Henry famously beheaded however I did like the fact that Henry didn't died at the end of the book but had his reputation left in tatters so it was a social death.
I feel like a lot of my brain power reading this book was spent trying to match the characters to the historical people even though their names weren't exactly changed by much 🤦♂️ I think this book did a good job of reimagining these historical figures in a contemporary setting. Overall the story didn't hold too many surprises as the two dead queens are the ones that Henry famously beheaded however I did like the fact that
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Child death, Murder, and Infidelity