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lmull2015's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
thenovelbook's review
3.0
Not bad, but sometimes reads a bit more like a history book than a novel. I didn't mind that, and I believe the details were captured pretty accurately. It didn't give Victoria much of a personality. Still, as a dabbler in British history, I found it interesting enough!
kwurtzel3's review
2.0
Like all of Jean Plaidy's books, it dwells a little too much on the historical and not as much on the fiction. But I'm always interested in anything about Victoria. I thought I caught a few historical inaccuracies, but the books weren't exactly written recently, so I'm not surprised. A decent read if you're a huge fan of Queen Victoria's. Don't bother if you're not.
adastraalastra's review
4.0
And so she knew that she was no longer the Princess Victoria but the Queen of England
lizziej's review
4.0
A bit slow to read because it contained a lot of dialogue but I learnt so much about Victoria's early life.
sparkingjoyinreading's review
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
june_englit_phd's review
5.0
If you want a captivating insight into the history of the monarchy, you must read the books by Jean Plaidy. I can guarantee that once you start one of her books, you'll not put it down!
In this novel, the first of three for this monarch, she gives us an insight into the childhood of Queen Victoria. The plottings, conniving, match-making that went on in the Royal Palaces beggars belief. Plaidy being each individual to life in a very effective way, so right from the start I wanted to "boo" every time the Duke of Cumberland entered the scene, and as for John Conway and the Duchess of Kent - they drove me nuts! I love the portrait Plaidy gives of Victoria as being such a saintly person (right from the episode of the doll in the shop up until the end of the book when she reaches her eighteenth birthday).
So, to sum up, if you want to brush up on your knowledge of Queen Victoria, you MUST read this book. I'm off to start the sequel now!
In this novel, the first of three for this monarch, she gives us an insight into the childhood of Queen Victoria. The plottings, conniving, match-making that went on in the Royal Palaces beggars belief. Plaidy being each individual to life in a very effective way, so right from the start I wanted to "boo" every time the Duke of Cumberland entered the scene, and as for John Conway and the Duchess of Kent - they drove me nuts! I love the portrait Plaidy gives of Victoria as being such a saintly person (right from the episode of the doll in the shop up until the end of the book when she reaches her eighteenth birthday).
So, to sum up, if you want to brush up on your knowledge of Queen Victoria, you MUST read this book. I'm off to start the sequel now!
thesecrethistory24's review
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
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