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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Not as good as her previous stories, but still great, historical fiction fun!
Loved it. Another Philippa Gregory book that I enjoyed and felt I learned some while reading.
Loved, loved, loved it! Philippa Gregory writes great historical fiction and I love how she characterizes her narrators. By only issue, which isn't Gregory's fault, is the fact that, apparently, there were only 5 or 6 possible names in England at the time, so it's really easy to mix up characters. Especially since Elizabeth Woodville and her mother Jacquetta both had 10 kids and gave them all the same damn names. Where's the creativity?
This is probably the weakest of the Gregory books I've read, but still kept my interest and taught me a good deal about the monarchy at the time. Definitely way too long and repetitive and the witchcraft stuff was really distracting and hindered rather than helped as a plot device. Also, brace yourself for keeping track of a dozen characters, all named Edward, Elizabeth, Richard, or Margaret.
In "The White Queen", Philippa Gregory turns her pen to the tale of Elizabeth Woodville - the most beautiful woman in the Isle of Britian - who marries the newly crowned young King of England Edward IV. What follows is the story, known as the War of the Roses, between the two rival branches of the House of Plantagent: Lancaster (red) and York (white).
Fans of Philippa Gregory will be pleased with this read. It is an improvement over more recent books, its pace is similar to the more popular "The Other Boleyn". And, since she's written about the White Queen, expect a Red one soon.
Fans of Philippa Gregory will be pleased with this read. It is an improvement over more recent books, its pace is similar to the more popular "The Other Boleyn". And, since she's written about the White Queen, expect a Red one soon.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I like historical novels so I liked this one. I had a hard time connecting with the characters and the plot but it was good. The one thing I did especially like about this book is that it isn't the typical Kings and Queens usually targeted for novels.
A fun book. Philippa Gregory mixes fact and speculation and a hint of fantasy. Of course, the centerpiece is the eternal question what happened to the princes in the tower? And what was the true nature of Richard III? Or Henry VII?
She spins a story that is as good as any other story based on speculation and fancy.
She spins a story that is as good as any other story based on speculation and fancy.
adventurous
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced