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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
I wish I had a Time Machine to go back and help Richard III kill Henry Tudor just for the satisfaction of not letting Henry’s mom fulfill her “purpose”. I was sympathetic to her in the beginning but then she just became such a self righteous Debbie downer that I am willing to go to medieval times to change an entire line of English succession just to spite Margaret Beaufort. I hate her with the passion of one billion fiery suns.
slow-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:
Complicated
The first book in this series I didn't want to set on fire.
Essentially, this is the same story as The White Queen but told from the enemy's perspective. I didn't really like Margaret at first, but I admired how she stuck to her "godly" vision of having her son crowned King of England. This book answered some of the questions I had about the Lancaster's in the background of The White Queen and was a reasonably good read.
I love Philippa Gregory's historical fiction. And this was another good story. It is amazing to like a book so much and still not be fond of the main character. Margaret isn't wonderfully infuriating like, say, Scarlett O'Hara. She is just intolerable. Still, you keep rooting for her. (Is that because we know she will emerge the victor in the end?)
I think in this case, Gregory could have used a more ruthless editor. The Joan of Arc stuff got really tiresome. There seemed to be a little too much padding. Still, the War of the Roses made for interesting history.
I think in this case, Gregory could have used a more ruthless editor. The Joan of Arc stuff got really tiresome. There seemed to be a little too much padding. Still, the War of the Roses made for interesting history.
Oh, Margaret Beaufort. What a hypocritical, ignorant mess of a woman you were. Even when you yourself talked about how a woman that just couldn't settle for being normal was to blame for your misfortune, you couldn't face the fact that it was yourself you were talking about, but kept blaming Elizabeth Woodwille. Unfortunately for you, she was a much more interesting character.
I think reading both this book and The White Queen has made me a Yorkist.
I think reading both this book and The White Queen has made me a Yorkist.
informative
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Margaret Beaufort is an unpleasant woman who is set on putting her son on the throne. She can play the politics game very well, but that doesn't make her likeable by anyone around her.
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It’s very hard to root for the main romance considering she is 14 and he’s 27 when they start fancying each other .
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Confesso que ia muito a medo para este livro por ser exactamente a mesma parte da história que o livro anterior, a Rainha Branca, e todos os acontecimentos importantes serem repetidos. Mas não é de todo a mesma coisa.
Reviver toda a história de um lado completamente diferente, da perspectiva de outra personagem, do lado de outra casa (neste caso Lancaster e não York), com outros objectivos, acaba por ser completamente diferente. E é impressionante a forma como a autora conseguiu transmitir toda esta diferença de forma exemplar.
Desta vez a história é narrada na primeira pessoa por Margarida Beaufort, última representante da casa de Lancaster, personagem que se acha diferente e destinada a grandes feitos, fascinada por Joana d'Arc, muito fria, calculista e pouco afável.
Mulheres fortes, que fizeram a diferença e sobre as quais vale a pena ler.