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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
Interesting and easy read. It was nice to see the other side of the story.
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Marger-ate because she ate that. People say they struggle with this book because Margaret is an ‘unlikeable character’ but i found her unintentionally hilarious and no offence to my girl but more interesting than elizabeth. It was maybe a deliberate choice based on Margaret’s jealousy of her, but at the start of the book Margaret mentions how much she wants to see the queen suffer and suffer losing her son, yet when she plots to have the princes in the tower killed she says nothing about revelling in Elizabeth’s misery at this, which i think she definitely would.
6/10 Stars. Well written by Gregory of course, I simply found Margaret Beaufort (mother to Henry VII and grandmother to Henry VIII) to be a horribly vain and pretentious woman. She did fight for Henry VII right to the throne, but outside of that and giving birth to him, she didn't seem to do anything else that was decent or good. I imagine she would have been a nightmare to live with... Still, without her, no Tudor dynasty.
dark
informative
slow-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
Review - I would put this one on par with 'The White Queen' story-wise, but I did find the characters more intriguing. However, I didn't connect with the characters - I felt disconnected watching from a distance rather than getting involved in the story and invested in the characters like I was in 'Lady of the Rivers'. I think that it was clever to cover only the key periods where there was action, because Margaret was a player for so many years. The thing that really intrigued me was the relationship between Margaret Beaufort and her son, Henry VII - I thought that kept the story moving.
Genre? - Historical
Characters? - Margaret Beaufort / Henry VII / Henry VI / Edmund Tudor / Jasper Tudor / Henry Stafford / Thomas Stanley / Elizabeth of York / Richard III / Anne Neville / Elizabeth Woodville / Edward IV / Edward V / Edward Duke of Buckingham
Setting? - Pembroke, London & Woking (England)
Series? - Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #3
Recommend? – Yes
Rating - 16/20
For discussion questions see my blog https://bookbloggerish.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/discussion-questions-the-red-queen-by-philippa-gregory/
Genre? - Historical
Characters? - Margaret Beaufort / Henry VII / Henry VI / Edmund Tudor / Jasper Tudor / Henry Stafford / Thomas Stanley / Elizabeth of York / Richard III / Anne Neville / Elizabeth Woodville / Edward IV / Edward V / Edward Duke of Buckingham
Setting? - Pembroke, London & Woking (England)
Series? - Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #3
Recommend? – Yes
Rating - 16/20
For discussion questions see my blog https://bookbloggerish.wordpress.com/2019/07/04/discussion-questions-the-red-queen-by-philippa-gregory/
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I feel like I just read the The white queen all over again. The first 50 pages of the book were original, as well as the last 50. Everything in between was a rehash of the last book.
I have to admit that I caught myself avoiding this part of the series because I was a bit sceptic about the main character. I was pleasantly surprised and I loved it just as much (if not more) as the other books in the series!