540 reviews for:

Queen's Fool

Philippa Gregory

3.72 AVERAGE

booktalkwithkarla's review against another edition

4.5

emotional informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Hannah has the gift of Sight and a storied childhood - her mother was killed in the Inquisition and she and her father fled Spain to safety in England. When she is only a young teen she is called into royal service because of her gift. Hannah travels in royal circles, witnessing the deception and realities of court (and sharing them with us). 

Philippa Gregory writes compelling historical fiction and has the awards and reputation to  prove it. I knew I would like this and I did. I was fascinated by the real players in the 1500s and also by the fictional Hannah and her growth from young teen to woman. This novel has everything you would expect of a royal family story. What I did not expect was to care so deeply about Hannah and what happened to her. 

I enjoyed reading this at the beach. Great one for fans of historical fiction. 

starcove's review against another edition

2.0

slow-paced

cburkart's review against another edition

4.0

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Thus far I like this one the best out of the series. There are time in this series that the books move slow. This book has its slow moments but they are not as long as the other book.

aabravanel32's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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yay for finished books Alayna

anhedonia_n_anomie's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

queenie_literary2022's review against another edition

5.0

informative lighthearted

jenolsen_drph's review against another edition

4.0

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More intrigue than some of the other books in this series

jljohasky's review against another edition

4.0

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I love Hannah the fool’s perspective of the two sisters, Mary I and Elizabeth I. Elizabeth is portrayed just as despicable as her mother, Anne Boleyn. I also liked how this story showed Hannah outside of court as well. It gave a view into how the rest of the people lived and feared Mary 1 and her husband, Prince Phillip of Spain.

mprat's review against another edition

5.0

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Well-written Tudor historical fiction, like everything else from Philippa Gregory!

rachjeff's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes