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readingelli's review
emotional
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
3.5
I love Eleanor of Aquitaine, and although a fictional rendering of her life I appreciate the effort Chadwick puts in to make it as historically accurate as possible.
Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Child death
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Death and Death of parent
Forced marriage, coercion, medieval attitude to life
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