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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
informative
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was absolutely well researched and interesting. I did not know anything about Margaret Pole before reading this novel and her life is fascinating, even if this is just historical fiction. Only reason why I am giving this three stars is because I do feel like it could’ve been even a little bit shorter.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
challenging
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
informative
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is probably one of the best Gregory books I’ve read. I really enjoyed this story and it made me feel for these people and the troubles they had to deal with. Gregory said it best (remarking on Henry VIII) “this is an ugly portrait of a wife and child abuser and a serial killer who made war against his own people, even against his own family.” An interesting view of the story of someone we all know (Henry 8) from the view point of someone we don’t know as well (Margaret Pole)
dark
informative
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I made it about 200 pages into this before I just decided to put it down. I don't think I helped myself by reading about Margaret's life, because it really was learning her demise and continued back and forth favor that made me uninterested. I guess after writing about women who had so much power and influence with the throne, Margaret is a bit of a let down. She was never queen, or mother to a queen like the other women in this series. She didn't seem to have much sway with the king past his early years with Catherine and therefore, wasn't at the heart of the court like you've come to expect each woman in the series to be. She was a peer and cousin to the king, but she just doesn't seem like the appropriate candidate for the last book in the series. I don't know who I would have cast instead necessarily, but this figure wasn't enough to hold my interest.