1.11k reviews for:

The Lady of the Rivers

Philippa Gregory

3.87 AVERAGE

hayley17ww's review

4.0

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: N/A

writer_egreene's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aurynn_0876's review

3.5

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

abrtva's review

4.25

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

ckbteach's review

4.0

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3.5

traveling_in_books's review against another edition

0.75

Loveable characters: No

kdenharder's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous informative mysterious tense 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

bookietracey's review

4.0

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As with all of this authors work, it was well written. A great start to a new series. Can’t wait to continue the series.

bibliomich's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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After reading The Constant Princess (my first Philippa Gregory book), I knew that I wanted to go back to the chronological start of the series, but I seriously debated skipping The Lady of the Rivers. After all, why should I start with Jacquetta of Luxembourg's story when I could just jump right in to her daughter's (perhaps better known) story in The White Queen?

I am quite glad that I did not skip this one. First of all, Jacquetta's story on its own is truly fascinating. From her first marriage to a duke to her second marriage to that very duke's chamberlain to her role in the Wars of the Roses as a friend and confidant to Margaret d'Anjou, there was plenty of intrigue and drama in this novel. It also provided me with a lot of historical context about Henry VI and Queen Margaret that I didn't know. All of this is to say that I enjoyed this book, and I think it is a great place to start if you're interested in reading (loose) historical fiction about the Plantagenets.

megankay24's review

3.5

adventurous emotional