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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
Following three women - this again was a really enjoyable read.
Anne of Cleves a dutiful, you g and lucky to be spared her life despite doing nothing wrong.
Katherine Howard, young , naive and thought she could get away with affairs met a horrible end.
Jane Rochford - George Boleyn’s wife appears on the surface to be supportive but is manipulated by family but did she choose this route herself?
A wonderful third book I have read in this series and the audiobook is wonderful.
Anne of Cleves a dutiful, you g and lucky to be spared her life despite doing nothing wrong.
Katherine Howard, young , naive and thought she could get away with affairs met a horrible end.
Jane Rochford - George Boleyn’s wife appears on the surface to be supportive but is manipulated by family but did she choose this route herself?
A wonderful third book I have read in this series and the audiobook is wonderful.
Not as good as the other Boelyn girl, but still a good read
Coincidentally, I finished this (not for the first time, admittedly) on the day of Catherine Howard's execution.
As another piece of the series I'm rereading rather than getting for the first time, it's again interesting to see the differences not only as someone older, but as information changes. I didn't realize that whether or not Catherine and Culpepper having a sexual relationship was something that was up for debate (may have to dig into that a little more, considering that this and most other books I've read seem to believe it), and the information about Jane Boleyn having a child is certainly something I've never seen referred to outside of this series (though admittedly she is not portrayed to be a stable person). Overall, it's very interesting to see the viewpoints of three different women and the choices they make to survive in Tudor England, and how they each succeed and fail in their own ways. I might have enjoyed a little more about Anne of Cleves' life after the marriage ended; I realize she lived relatively privately and there wouldn't be much concrete information about that time, but considering everything she gave up, it would be nice to see more of what she did once she had her own life.
As another piece of the series I'm rereading rather than getting for the first time, it's again interesting to see the differences not only as someone older, but as information changes. I didn't realize that whether or not Catherine and Culpepper having a sexual relationship was something that was up for debate (may have to dig into that a little more, considering that this and most other books I've read seem to believe it), and the information about Jane Boleyn having a child is certainly something I've never seen referred to outside of this series (though admittedly she is not portrayed to be a stable person). Overall, it's very interesting to see the viewpoints of three different women and the choices they make to survive in Tudor England, and how they each succeed and fail in their own ways. I might have enjoyed a little more about Anne of Cleves' life after the marriage ended; I realize she lived relatively privately and there wouldn't be much concrete information about that time, but considering everything she gave up, it would be nice to see more of what she did once she had her own life.
Not as good as The Other Boleyn Girl but better than the Constant Princess. 3.5 stars
I really enjoyed this book! The writing style took a little getting used to since there isn't much dialogue, but I learned to like it after a couple chapters.
I'm a sucker for Philippa Gregory since I read "The Other Boleyn Girl," but I've been disappointed in everything else by her that I've read. I can't get enough of Henry VIII/Elizabethan England stories, but this one felt more like Gregory was beating a dead (literally) queen.
Not my favorite of the series but still a great story.
I didn't think I'd like this book as much as I did, mostly because I thought Katherine Howard's chapters would get real irritating. But no, her chapters were my favorite.
Very interesting perspectives. Definitely helped that I know the history of the Boleyn Family. A bit of a djustment to each chapter from a different person's storyline. Good Read.
Another great historical novel about the Tudor court, a great read.