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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
This was another great book in the series. I just love how these people become real for me. Before they were just two-dimensional historical figures. Now, even though it is fictional, they seem more real to me.
This was another one where I was nervous for the ending. For Anne. Isn't it interesting he named two women named Anne and Katherine?
I loved this book. Still not my favorite. I just don't think Other Boleyn Girl can be dethroned for me.
This was another one where I was nervous for the ending. For Anne. Isn't it interesting he named two women named Anne and Katherine?
I loved this book. Still not my favorite. I just don't think Other Boleyn Girl can be dethroned for me.
3.5
I likes this more than I thought I would considering I HATED Jane Boleyn in the last book as she was a villain in this one she's a protagonist. Hearing from Jane game me some sympathy for her but not a ton. It just made me realize how jealous and stupid she was for choosing her uncle-in-law over her husband in the previous book, which was her downfall.
I loved Kitty and Anne. They Kitty is just a stupid teenaged girl who liked to be liked and that's not wrong and it made me look at my teenaged self in a less critical lense.
Anne is graceful and smart. She knew King Henry VIII and played him for herself. She's like top 5 protagonists of this series so far.
I likes this more than I thought I would considering I HATED Jane Boleyn in the last book as she was a villain in this one she's a protagonist. Hearing from Jane game me some sympathy for her but not a ton. It just made me realize how jealous and stupid she was for choosing her uncle-in-law over her husband in the previous book, which was her downfall.
I loved Kitty and Anne. They Kitty is just a stupid teenaged girl who liked to be liked and that's not wrong and it made me look at my teenaged self in a less critical lense.
Anne is graceful and smart. She knew King Henry VIII and played him for herself. She's like top 5 protagonists of this series so far.
Heerlijk boek vol intriges aan het hof van King Henry VIII.
Het leest als een soap :-)
Het leest als een soap :-)
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As I have already mentioned in my review of 'The Other Boleyn Girl' I am a huge fan of Phillipa Gregory and this book certainly exceeds my high expectations.
This is so far my favourite book written by Gregory and I enjoyed the fact that you were able to see the point of view of 3 characters as opposed to 1 which we saw in the prequel.
This book concentrates on the views of Jane Boleyn, Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard.
I like the fact that we see things from Jane's point of view in this novel because in its's prequel Jane was a character scorned by the protagonist and her siblings. It was nice to see a different, more compassionate side to the character, despite the fact that it becomes clear that she is easily led by higher ranking members of the Howard family. It was also clear that despite her having extremely high expectations for herself, she is a woman with feelings. It also highlights the reasoning behind her actions in "The Other Boleyn Girl" and shows a completely different side to the character.
Although this novel is not historically acurate we must remember that it is fiction. The novel is based loosely around the historical facts and it was definitely interesting reading another take on my favourite royal family.
The novel portrays the life of women in Tudor times impecably and makes me very glad to have been born in the 1980s and not when Henry VIII was on the throne. Tudor life for a woman was hard and the slightest mistake could see you getting into serious trouble. For example Kitty Howard had male attention prior to her meeting Henry and yet this was proved to be her undoing in the end. It really was a man's world when they could do away with their wives out of boredom.
My favourite character in the whole novel was Anne of Cleeves. She is a good queen who has been brought up to respect the King and this is her saving grace in the end and the only reason that she is saved from the executioner's block.
The revelation at the end that Katherine Parr was only saved from the executioners block because of the death of the king is something that I would like to look into as I was not previously aware of such unrest in Henry's 6th marriage.
Overall this book was superbly written and highly entertaining. I would definitely recommed it.
This is so far my favourite book written by Gregory and I enjoyed the fact that you were able to see the point of view of 3 characters as opposed to 1 which we saw in the prequel.
This book concentrates on the views of Jane Boleyn, Anne of Cleves and Katherine Howard.
I like the fact that we see things from Jane's point of view in this novel because in its's prequel Jane was a character scorned by the protagonist and her siblings. It was nice to see a different, more compassionate side to the character, despite the fact that it becomes clear that she is easily led by higher ranking members of the Howard family. It was also clear that despite her having extremely high expectations for herself, she is a woman with feelings. It also highlights the reasoning behind her actions in "The Other Boleyn Girl" and shows a completely different side to the character.
Although this novel is not historically acurate we must remember that it is fiction. The novel is based loosely around the historical facts and it was definitely interesting reading another take on my favourite royal family.
The novel portrays the life of women in Tudor times impecably and makes me very glad to have been born in the 1980s and not when Henry VIII was on the throne. Tudor life for a woman was hard and the slightest mistake could see you getting into serious trouble. For example Kitty Howard had male attention prior to her meeting Henry and yet this was proved to be her undoing in the end. It really was a man's world when they could do away with their wives out of boredom.
My favourite character in the whole novel was Anne of Cleeves. She is a good queen who has been brought up to respect the King and this is her saving grace in the end and the only reason that she is saved from the executioner's block.
The revelation at the end that Katherine Parr was only saved from the executioners block because of the death of the king is something that I would like to look into as I was not previously aware of such unrest in Henry's 6th marriage.
Overall this book was superbly written and highly entertaining. I would definitely recommed it.
I was pretty underwhelmed by this book. It went on and on for too long, and having multiple narrators made following the story too difficult.
Interesting take on the next two queens for Henry VIII as he seems to spiral into madness.
Gryfalcon is a bird of prey. I don't see Anne of Cleves as one, but she describes herself as such. Young love plays a big part in the story and I can see how Kitty Howard would look elsewhere.
Gryfalcon is a bird of prey. I don't see Anne of Cleves as one, but she describes herself as such. Young love plays a big part in the story and I can see how Kitty Howard would look elsewhere.
This book is best read after The Other Boleyn Girl. It takes up only a few years after that book. It could be read as a standalone, but I think you get a better introduction to some of the characters by reading the other first.
Three very different women come together in this book. Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife. Jane Boleyn, disgraced wife of George Boleyn who was Henry's 2nd wife's brother. Lastly, Katherine Howard, a cousin of the Boleyn's who was Henry VIII's fifth wife. With a troubled homelife, Anne is eager to start anew as Queen of England but soon finds herself at the wrong side of Henry's temper. Grown to a miserable old man, he doesn't like to realize he is gross and unattractive and Anne makes him feel this way. Meanwhile, Katherine loves court and all its intrigues and will do anything to have more pretty things. If this means flirting with a King old enough to be her grandfather, so be it, it can only lead to her advantage. And Jane will guide them both stopping only to think of herself and how it will effect her.
I really like how Gregory wrote Anne. I thought it was a very sympathetic description and she was one of the nicest characters I've ever seen in one of Gregory's books. She was just very likable. Katherine on the other hand was a ninny, harmless, but somewhat boring at times. Jane was a bit strange and its hard to like her because of the other books and her actions, but you can pity her easily. By far the most outrageous character of the book was the Duke who played all the Boleyns like pawns; he is truly evil in this series.
I like the premise of this book and how it tells the tales of some of the lesser known Queens of Henry. However, I am no historian so that doesn't have any bearing on my enjoyment of the books. This could be different for someone who actually does know European history better than I. I wasn't a big fan of how the book jumped around between the three women's points of view. It just made it so choppy and to be honest, I could have done without Jane's input at all. I liked Anne's input the best and think she should have been the voice of the whole novel. A word of warning to some is that this book doesn't shy away from descriptions of sex, rotting wounds, and other things that may not agree with some. But it does make it very realistic.
A good continuance of the series. I look forward to reading more by Gregory.
The Boleyn Inheritance
Copyright 2006
516 pages
Review by M. Reynard 2011
More of my reviews can be found at www.ifithaswords.blogspot.com .
Three very different women come together in this book. Anne of Cleves, Henry VIII's fourth wife. Jane Boleyn, disgraced wife of George Boleyn who was Henry's 2nd wife's brother. Lastly, Katherine Howard, a cousin of the Boleyn's who was Henry VIII's fifth wife. With a troubled homelife, Anne is eager to start anew as Queen of England but soon finds herself at the wrong side of Henry's temper. Grown to a miserable old man, he doesn't like to realize he is gross and unattractive and Anne makes him feel this way. Meanwhile, Katherine loves court and all its intrigues and will do anything to have more pretty things. If this means flirting with a King old enough to be her grandfather, so be it, it can only lead to her advantage. And Jane will guide them both stopping only to think of herself and how it will effect her.
I really like how Gregory wrote Anne. I thought it was a very sympathetic description and she was one of the nicest characters I've ever seen in one of Gregory's books. She was just very likable. Katherine on the other hand was a ninny, harmless, but somewhat boring at times. Jane was a bit strange and its hard to like her because of the other books and her actions, but you can pity her easily. By far the most outrageous character of the book was the Duke who played all the Boleyns like pawns; he is truly evil in this series.
I like the premise of this book and how it tells the tales of some of the lesser known Queens of Henry. However, I am no historian so that doesn't have any bearing on my enjoyment of the books. This could be different for someone who actually does know European history better than I. I wasn't a big fan of how the book jumped around between the three women's points of view. It just made it so choppy and to be honest, I could have done without Jane's input at all. I liked Anne's input the best and think she should have been the voice of the whole novel. A word of warning to some is that this book doesn't shy away from descriptions of sex, rotting wounds, and other things that may not agree with some. But it does make it very realistic.
A good continuance of the series. I look forward to reading more by Gregory.
The Boleyn Inheritance
Copyright 2006
516 pages
Review by M. Reynard 2011
More of my reviews can be found at www.ifithaswords.blogspot.com .
I found this so interesting! It was great to see three different points of view. I was listening the the audiobook and there were different narrators for the different povs. There was Anne (Henry’s 4th wife), Katherine (Henry’s 5th wife) and Jane (the sister in law of Anne Boleyn). I must admit it was heart braking to see Katherine executed, I did t realise she was so young!
It was a good book. I enjoyed how you got to get an inside look at multiple characters, it made it feel like you got a better understanding of the whole situation. Instead of disliking one over another you got a chance to see why the "villain" did what they did, it made her more human.