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Fatal Throne: The Wives of Henry VIII Tell All by Candace Fleming, Stephanie Hemphill, M.T. Anderson
2 reviews
layla_reads's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
why does henry VIII have so much rizz
Graphic: Child death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, and Death
ka_ke's review
informative
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I’m torn. I loved learning more about the six, but I feel like this was a very meh way of going about it. For such incredible cover art, I feel it would have been better if the content hadn’t been diary entries, and instead embraced these queens as actual people and had a little more action.
Graphic: Body shaming, Infertility, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, and Sexism
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