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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
As usual, I find all of her books very interesting. The intertwining of allegiances, families, etc. is dizzying. It's hard to keep straight sometimes, but that makes it all the more fascinating.
Not nearly as good as her previous book about the Boleyn/Tudor's. Gets bogged down by melodrama at times.
Not quite as enjoyable as The Other Boleyn Girl, but still a page turner. Again, not great literature, but a fun read - the kind of historical fiction that inspires people to go look up what REALLY happened.
This was my first experience reading about this era and "historical fiction." I loved it and found it fun to be seeing things from such a different viewpoint.
Although not as much of a 'can't put down' book as 'The Other Boleyn' girl, I found this story to be a captivating part-fiction/part-factual account of Tudor history.
I was originally reluctant to read this book as Anne of Cleves, being the shortest reigning wife, had never really interested me much. However, I'm so glad I gave it a chance, as Philippa Gregory's interpretation of her life story was the most fascinating of the three stories told.
Definitely a must read for all historical fiction/Philippa Gregory fans!
I was originally reluctant to read this book as Anne of Cleves, being the shortest reigning wife, had never really interested me much. However, I'm so glad I gave it a chance, as Philippa Gregory's interpretation of her life story was the most fascinating of the three stories told.
Definitely a must read for all historical fiction/Philippa Gregory fans!
This book follows The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory if you are reading her books in chronological order. The story is told from the standpoint of three people. Jane Rochford (Anne Boleyn's sister-in-law), Anne of Cleves (Henry VIII's 5th wife) and Katherine (6th wife). It really brings that period of history to life! I can't wait to read the rest of Gregory's books. If you want to read them in chronological order (not the order they were published) here is the order:
The Constant Princess
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Boleyn Inheritance
The Queen's Fool
The Virgin's Lover
The Constant Princess
The Other Boleyn Girl
The Boleyn Inheritance
The Queen's Fool
The Virgin's Lover
I LOVED this book! I wish I could give it six stars. Gregory does a wonderful job bringing all three narrators to life. It made me want to re-read [b:The Other Boleyn Girl|37470|The Other Boleyn Girl|Philippa Gregory|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1277607929s/37470.jpg|3248536], which I remember liking, but not as much as this one. As an English history major, I knew how this story would end, but it held me enthralled to the last page.
I enjoyed this book a lot. I liked that the story was told by three women in the middle of the scandal close to Henry's end of life. While I've always been interested in Henry VIII and his weirdness, and knew a lot about it, I didn't know a lot about Katherine Howard. Perhaps because their marriage was so short. This was an interesting insight into the scandal of the court, the plotting, the treason, the mental illness of Henry and the fall of the 5th Wife.
This book in the series was well written and fast paced. A lot of the books are very long and detailed and take awhile for me to read. But I zipped through this one in just a few days.
This book in the series was well written and fast paced. A lot of the books are very long and detailed and take awhile for me to read. But I zipped through this one in just a few days.