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Young Bess by Margaret Irwin

karingforbooks's review

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emotional hopeful informative lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

Pacing was a bit odd in that sometimes she would fly past years and sometimes linger on days. Liked that she used actual quotes as dialogue. Interesting take on Elizabeth as a young girl. 

sstallryan's review

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2.0

My aunt sent me this series. This is the first one. I had moments of enjoyment but found it a bit dry. Also, it seemed odd that so much time was spent developing certain scenes and characters and then the final chapter was a quick recap of ensuing betrayal and executions. It was as if the author had to finish up the novel in order to meet a deadline. I will probably read the rest of the series, simply because this historical family has always fascinated me. Hopefully the other two installments are more enjoyable.
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